yet

/jet/ adv. / conj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

还；尚；已经（用于否定句或疑问句）；然而；可是；但是

释义与例句

adv. 还；尚；已经（用于否定句或疑问句）
up until now or the time being considered, used in negative statements and questions about something expected to happen
  1. I have not finished my homework yet, so I cannot go out.
    我还没有做完作业，所以不能出去。
  2. Has the train arrived yet, or is it still delayed?
    火车已经到了吗，还是仍然晚点了？
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  1. They had not yet received a response when the meeting ended.
    会议结束时，他们还没有收到回复。
conj. 然而；可是；但是
but at the same time, or despite what has just been said
  1. The task was difficult, yet she refused to give up.
    这项任务很难，然而她拒绝放弃。
  2. He is young, yet he speaks about the subject with great confidence.
    他虽然年轻，谈起这个课题却非常自信。
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  1. The weather was bitterly cold, yet hundreds of people waited outside.
    天气极其寒冷，但仍有数百人在外面等候。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表示“尚未”用 not yet，中性询问“已经……了吗”常在句末用 yet；already 多表示“已经发生”，still 强调“状态仍在持续”。yet 还可作连词，相当于 but，表示转折。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • still 仍然；依旧；还
    still 强调某种状态或动作到某时仍在持续，最常见于肯定句，通常放在实义动词前或 be 动词后；yet 常用于否定句和疑问句，说明预期的事尚未发生或询问是否已经发生，常放句末。比较 She is still waiting（她还在等）与 She has not left yet（她还没离开）。
    She is still waiting for a reply from the company. 她仍在等待那家公司的回复。
  • already 已经；早已
    already 表示某事在现在或所谈时间之前已经发生，常用于肯定句，放在 have/has/had 与过去分词之间；疑问句中用 already 常带惊讶。yet 多用于否定句和中性疑问句，表示“尚未”或询问“已经……了吗”，通常放句末。
    The guests have already arrived and are waiting in the hall. 客人们已经到了，正在大厅里等候。
常见搭配
  • not yet 还没有；尚未
    The final results are not yet available to the public. 最终结果尚未向公众公布。
  • just yet 眼下就；暂时还（多用于否定句）
    I cannot give you an answer just yet because I need more information. 我暂时还不能给你答复，因为我需要更多信息。
  • have yet to 尚未做某事；还有待做某事
    The researchers have yet to publish the results of their latest study. 研究人员尚未发表他们最新研究的结果。