Y

• n. 英语字母中的第二十五个字母（小写为y）
• abbr. 钇（yttrium）

英文词源

Y

a late-developing letter in English. Called ipsilon in German, upsilon in Greek, the English name is of obscure origin. The sound at the beginning of yard, yes, yield, etc. is from Old English words with initial g- as in got and y- as in yet, which were considered the same sound and often transcribed as Ȝ, known as yogh. The system was altered by French scribes, who brought over the continental use of -g- and from the early 1200s used -y- and sometimes -gh- to replace Ȝ. As short for YMCA, etc., by 1915.

双语例句

1. Let x equal 5 and y equal 3.

设x等于5，y等于3。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The possible permutations of x, y and z are xyz, xzy, yxz, yzx, zxy and zyx.

x、y和z的可能的组合方式为xyz、xzy、yxz、yzx、zxy和zyx。

来自《权威词典》

3. a pair of Y-fronts

一条前缝呈倒Y形的男内裤

来自《权威词典》

4. Y is the penultimate letter of the alphabet.

Y是字母表中倒数第二个字母.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Let x be the equal of y.

设x等于y.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》