记忆方法
1、say 说：古英语 secgan，出自 PIE *sekw-「说」，日耳曼亲戚有德语 sagen、荷兰语 zeggen。
2、同一条根给了 saga(冰岛传说，「说出来的故事」)和 saw(谚语，「大家说过的那句话」)。
3、say 重在说的内容，speak 重在开口讲这个动作，tell 重在告诉谁。
2、同一条根给了 saga(冰岛传说，「说出来的故事」)和 saw(谚语，「大家说过的那句话」)。
3、say 重在说的内容，speak 重在开口讲这个动作，tell 重在告诉谁。
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词族 · say
中文词源
say 说，讲，告知，表达
来自古英语 secgan,说，告知，来自 Proto-Germanic*sagjanan,说，告知，来自 PIE*sekw,说， 告知，词源同 saga,saw.引申诸相关词义。
英语词源
- say
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say: [OE] Say is part of a widespread Germanic family of ‘say’-verbs, which also contains German sagen, Dutch zeggen, Swedish säga, and Danish sige. These point back to a common Germanic ancestor *sagjan, which was descended from the Indo-European base *seq-. This originally signified ‘point out’, but evolved to ‘say’, and it also lies behind Lithuanian sakýti, Latvian sacīt, Welsh eb, and Latin inquit, all of which mean ‘say’.
=> saga, saw - say (v.)
- Old English secgan "to utter, inform, speak, tell, relate," from Proto-Germanic *sagjanan (cognates: Old Saxon seggian, Old Norse segja, Danish sige, Old Frisian sedsa, Middle Dutch segghen, Dutch zeggen, Old High German sagen, German sagen "to say"), from PIE *sokwyo-, from root *sekw- (3) "to say, utter" (cognates: Hittite shakiya- "to declare," Lithuanian sakyti "to say," Old Church Slavonic sociti "to vindicate, show," Old Irish insce "speech," Old Latin inseque "to tell say").
Past tense said developed from Old English segde. Not attested in use with inanimate objects (clocks, signs, etc.) as subjects before 1930. You said it "you're right" first recorded 1919; you can say that again as a phrase expressing agreement is recorded from 1942, American English. You don't say (so) as an expression of astonishment (often ironic) is first recorded 1779, American English. - say (n.)
- "what someone says," 1570s, from say (v.). Meaning "right or authority to influence a decision" is from 1610s. Extended form say-so is first recorded 1630s. Compare Old English secge "speech."
权威例句
- 1. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.
- 不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。
- 2. The deal seems so attractive it would be ridiculous to say no.
- 这笔交易看上去太诱人了，要是拒绝它简直是笑话。
- 3. People always think I'm a fool, and I dare say they're right.
- 人们总认为我是个傻瓜，想必他们是对的。
- 4. He won his first Derby on the aptly named "Never Say Die".
- 他驾驭着这匹名副其实的“永不言败”夺得了他的第一个德比马赛冠军。
- 5. Politicians say it could lead to a dissolution of parliament.
- 政客们说这可能会导致议会解散。
词语辨析
【state, speak, say, tell, utter, talk】
这组词都有“说、讲”的意思，其区别是：
state: 较正式用词，通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实，既强调内容又注重语气。
speak: 侧重于说话动作的本身，着重说话的能力而不在内容，可以是长篇大论的演讲，也可以是三言两语的交谈，甚至指简单的开口发声说话。
say: 最普通常用词，指用语言表达思想，着重所说的内容。
tell: 普通用词，指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听，口语或书面语均可用。
utter: 着重说话的行为，常指声音的使用，突出用噪子发声。
talk: 普通用词，侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话，可指单方面较长谈话，和speak一样，着重说活动作而不侧重内容。
这组词都有“说、讲”的意思，其区别是：
state: 较正式用词，通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实，既强调内容又注重语气。
speak: 侧重于说话动作的本身，着重说话的能力而不在内容，可以是长篇大论的演讲，也可以是三言两语的交谈，甚至指简单的开口发声说话。
say: 最普通常用词，指用语言表达思想，着重所说的内容。
tell: 普通用词，指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听，口语或书面语均可用。
utter: 着重说话的行为，常指声音的使用，突出用噪子发声。
talk: 普通用词，侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话，可指单方面较长谈话，和speak一样，着重说活动作而不侧重内容。