Old English geon "that (over there)," from Proto-Germanic *jaino- (cognates: Old Frisian jen, Old Norse enn, Old High German ener, Middle Dutch ghens, German jener, Gothic jains "that, you"), from PIE pronominal stem *i- (cognates: Sanskrit ena-, third person pronoun, anena "that;" Latin idem "the same," id "it, that one;" Old Church Slavonic onu "he;" Lithuanian ans "he"). As an adverb from late 15c., a shortening of yonder.
1. Don't let yon dog nod off.
不要让那条狗打盹。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There's an old farm over yon hill.
小山那边有一个旧农场。
来自《权威词典》
3. But come here to the cafe and I'll take yon up. "
Old English geon "that (over there)," from Proto-Germanic *jaino- (cognates: Old Frisian jen, Old Norse enn, Old High German ener, Middle Dutch ghens, German jener, Gothic jains "that, you"), from PIE pronominal stem *i- (cognates: Sanskrit ena-, third person pronoun, anena "that;" Latin idem "the same," id "it, that one;" Old Church Slavonic onu "he;" Lithuanian ans "he"). As an adverb from late 15c., a shortening of yonder.
双语例句
1. Don't let yon dog nod off.
不要让那条狗打盹。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There's an old farm over yon hill.
小山那边有一个旧农场。
来自《权威词典》
3. But come here to the cafe and I'll take yon up. "