ye

pronoun

/jiː/, weak form /ji/

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a word meaning ‘you’, used when talking to more than one person你们
- Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.花开堪折直须折。
Word Originpronoun Old English gē, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gij and German ihr.

Idioms

ye gods!

(old-fashioned, informal) used to show surprise, lack of belief, etc.（表示惊讶、不相信等）我的天哪，好家伙

determiner

/jiː/

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a word meaning ‘the’, used in the names of pubs, shops, etc. to make them seem old（相当于 the，用于酒吧、商店等的名称，以使其显得古色古香）
- Ye Olde Starre Inn老斯塔尔酒店
Word Origindeterminer graphic variant; in late Middle English þ (see thorn sense (3)) came to be written identically with y, so that the could be written ye. This spelling (usually ye) was kept as a convenient abbreviation in handwriting down to the 19th cent., and in printers' types during the 15th and 16th cents., but it was never pronounced as “ye”.

BNC: 18199 COCA: 8332