音标:英 /seɪ/,美 /seɪ/
词性及含义:
动词:表示“说、讲”,强调内容传达;引申为“说明、表明”“假定、例如”“念、背诵”等 。
名词:指“发言权、决定权”,常用于单数形式,如 have a say(有发言权)。
感叹词:表示惊讶或引起注意,如“嘿、喂” 。
词形变化:
第三人称单数 says,过去式/过去分词 said,现在分词 saying 。
动词:表达观点或陈述事实
直接引语:"I'm sorry," he said(“对不起,”他说)。
间接引语:She said they were very impressed(她说他们被深深打动了)。
表明事实或数据:The clock said four minutes past eleven(钟显示时间是11点4分)。
动词:假设或举例
用于插入语表示“比方说、假定”:
You may learn to play the violin in, say, three years(你可以,比如说,在三年内学会拉小提琴)。
Supposed your father saw you, what would you say?(假设你父亲看到了你,你该怎么说?)。
名词:发言权
The students wanted more say in the government of the university(学生们想更多地参与大学管理)。
We had no say in the decision to sell the company(在出售公司的决定上,我们没有发言权)。
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| have a say | 有发言权 | Employees should have a say in workplace policies(员工应在 workplace 政策上有发言权) |
| that is to say | 也就是说,即 | He’s leaving next week, that is to say, on August 1st(他下周离开,也就是说,8月1日) |
| needless to say | 不用说 | Needless to say, the project was a success(不用说,项目很成功) |
| to say the least | 至少可以说 | The situation is tense, to say the least(至少可以说,局势很紧张) |
| never say die | 永不言弃 | Even after failing twice, he still believed "never say die"(即使失败两次,他仍相信“永不言弃”) |
发音混淆:音标为 /seɪ/,接近“塞”而非“sai”,注意舌位靠前,从“s”滑向“ei” 。
时态错误:过去式/过去分词均为 said(发音 /sed/),不可误写为 sayed。
例句拓展:
It goes without saying that honesty is important(诚实的重要性不言而喻)。
The map says there are six locations(地图显示共有六个地点)。
掌握 say 的多义性和搭配,能更精准地表达观点、假设或参与决策讨论。你在哪些场景中曾困惑于 say 的