isn't

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈɪz.ənt/|[ˈɪz.n̩t]|/ˈɪn(t)/    /ˈɪz.ənt/|[ˈɪz.n̩t]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something or someone that is defined by the lack of the characteristic being discussed. colloquial,nonstandard
    — The most obvious recommendations for Joe Biden are a succession of “isn’ts.” He isn’t Donald Trump. He isn’t Bernie Sanders. He isn’t angry, bigoted, cruel, demagogic, erratic, frightening or gross. He isn’t going to drive Americans to distraction or the country into a ditch.
动词 v.
  1. Contraction of is + not (negative auxiliary). abbreviation,alt-of,contraction
    — Nice day, isn't it?

词形变化

idn't alternative,pronunciation-spelling in't alternative,Northern-England,informal i'n alternative,West-Country,slang isnae alternative,Scotland isn'ts plural idn't alternative,pronunciation-spelling in't alternative,Northern-England,informal i'n alternative,West-Country,slang isnae alternative,Scotland

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
Proto-Germanic *isti
Proto-West Germanic *ist
Old English is
Middle English is
English is
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-West Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu.
Proto-Germanic *aiwaz
Proto-West Germanic *aiw
univ.
Proto-West Germanic *naiw
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.?
Proto-Germanic *wihtą
Proto-West Germanic *wiht
Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht
Old English nāwiht
Old English *nōht
Middle English nought
Middle English not
English notder.
English -n't
English isn't
From is + -n't.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
Proto-Germanic *isti
Proto-West Germanic *ist
Old English is
Middle English is
English is
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-West Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu.
Proto-Germanic *aiwaz
Proto-West Germanic *aiw
univ.
Proto-West Germanic *naiw
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.?
Proto-Germanic *wihtą
Proto-West Germanic *wiht
Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht
Old English nāwiht
Old English *nōht
Middle English nought
Middle English not
English notder.
English -n't
English isn't
From is + -n't.
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