英和和英

発音

• IPA: /jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/, /jæ ɹaɪt/
• (disbelief) IPA: [jɛə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩], [jæə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩]
• (affirmative) IPA: [jɛə̯˥˧ (.) ɹaɪt˥˧], [jæə̯˥˧ (.) ɹaɪt˥˧]

Note: see tone letters on Wikipedia for an explanation of the symbols ˥, ˧, etc.

間投詞

yeah, right

1. (colloquial, sarcastic) Expresses disbelief.

   Your dog ate your homework? Yeah, right.

2. (colloquial, literally) Correct; affirmative; yes; yes, that is correct.
   • 2007, Matthew B.J. Delaney, Jinn: A Novel:

     “You were watching the front.”
     “Oh yeah, right. So I'm watching the front, and I hear this commotion upstairs. So as I'm looking up, something catches my eye.”

同意語

• (sarcastic disbelief): as if, no, no way, uh-uh, yeah, yeah; see also Thesaurus:bullshit

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “Correct, affirmative, yes”): yeah right, right-o, yes, correct