英和和英

語源

From 中期英語 no way, no wey, no weye, na wai, equivalent to no +‎ way; compare nowise, -wards.

発音

• IPA: /ˈnəʊweɪ/

副詞

noway (not comparable)

1. In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise; no way.

   Noway will I go with you.

同意語

副詞

no way (not comparable)

1. In no way; not at all; under no circumstances. [from 15th c.]

   No way would he ever do such a thing.

   No way will I ever go there.

   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     I suppose that meanes meerely humane can no way be capable of it […].

   • 2007, Ron Liebman, Death by Rodrigo, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 133:

     I get it. No way can me and Mickie talk to Rodrigo about what just happened up at the bench he's standing in the big holding cell, other mopes standing around waiting for their cases to be called, eavesdropping on what we're telling him.

使用する際の注意点

• In modern use, the adverb is typically found clause-initially, followed by inverted subject and verb.

間投詞

no way

1. (idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.]

   Touch that weird rock over there, I dare you! —No way!

2. (idiomatic) Indicates astonished disbelief.

   You failed your exam again? No way!

   He's hitting 400 for two months? Uh-uh! No way!

別の表記

• (South Africa) no ways

同意語

• no
• (absolutely not): no chance, fat chance, not a chance, not on your life, by no means, no fear, chance'd be a fine thing (UK)
• (indication of disbelief): unbelievable, no kidding, what the fuck, what the

等位語

• so way
• yes way

派生語

• no way Jose
• no way, no how

関連する語

• no dice

名詞

no way (uncountable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no,‎ way.; not any possibility.

   There is no way that I would trust him.

   There's no way I'm going through the thorn bushes dressed like this!

   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:

     Miranda: I'll admit it, Shepard. I'm impressed. You got us here. Are you ready?
     Shepard: We're going in blind, and we don't even know if we'll survive the trip. No way in hell we're ready... but we don't have a choice.

別の表記

• (South Africa) no ways

参考

• way out

Further reading

• “no way!”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.