"not yet" 的音标为英 [nɒt jet]、美 [nɑːt jet],意思是“尚未,还没有”,用于表示某件事情截至目前尚未发生或完成,但未来可能发生或完成。
直接回答问题:当被问及某事是否完成时,单独使用 "Not yet" 表示“还没有”。
问句:"Have you finished your homework?"(你做完作业了吗?)
回答:"Not yet."(还没有。)
用于否定句中:与 "have/has not" 或 "be not" 连用,构成 "have not yet done" 或 "is not yet done" 结构,强调动作未完成。
"The final wording has not yet been determined."(最终措辞仍未敲定。)
"The scientific study of dreams has not yet come into its own."(对梦的科学研究尚未获得承认。)
表达未来可能性:暗示某事虽未发生,但预计会发生,常见于 "have yet to do" 结构(较正式)。
"He has yet to announce whether he will stand in the election."(他尚未宣布是否参选。)
"The movie has yet to premiere."(电影尚未上映。)
表示延迟或未就绪:用于描述计划、状态或事件的推迟。
"The meeting hasn't started yet."(会议还没有开始。)
"We are not yet fully resourced in Northern Ireland."(我们在北爱尔兰目前资源不足。)
It was not yet clear how the rudder had sheared off.(还不清楚船舵是如何断裂的。)
He has not yet been let in on the bad news.(他还不知道这个不幸的消息。)
Permission has not yet been granted for the airline to overfly Tanzania.(这家航空公司还未获得飞越坦桑尼亚领空的许可。)
The Israeli court has not yet ruled on the case.(以色列法院尚未对此案作出裁决。)
Jenny is a young writer who has not yet arrived.(珍妮是个尚未成名的年轻作家。)
"Have you booked the tickets?" "Not yet, I’ll do it this evening."(“你订票了吗?”“还没有,我今晚会订。”)
The soldiers were not yet seasoned to the rigorous climate.(士兵们尚未能适应此种严寒的气候。)
The report is not yet available.(报告还未准备好。)
The epidemic has yet to peak.(疫情尚未到达高峰。)
"Is dinner ready?" "Not yet."(“晚饭准备好了吗?”“还没有。”)
have yet to do sth(较正式):尚未做某事
He has yet to announce his candidacy.(他尚未宣布参选。)
not quite yet:还没到时候(暗示即将发生)
The project is not quite yet complete.(项目还没完全完成。)
be not yet done:尚未完成
The work is not yet done.(这项工作尚未完成。)
"not yet" 既适用于日常对话,也可用于正式语境,核心在于强调“时间截止点前的未完成状态”,并隐含未来可能性。