- 1ought not 的縮寫（不應該；聽起來比 shouldn't 更老派一點）
"Oughtn't" is the short form of "ought not." You use it when you mean someone should not do something, or that something is not the right thing: "You oughtn't to lie." In careful English, people often keep "to" after it: "oughtn't to." To many American ears it sounds a little old-fashioned or British; a lot of people would just say "shouldn't" instead. It is still understood. In writing, the stands for the missing "o" in "not."
組成From ought + -n't. The -n't is the usual short form of "not," the same piece you see in isn't, can't, and wouldn't.
同家族的字
- oughtoughtn't is ought plus the short form of not
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
oughtn'tverb/ˈɔːtənt/
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(US, Philippines, dated, rare) ought not (negative auxiliary).
- We ought to wake dad, oughtn't we?
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