| 词组 | hain't |
| 释义 | hain't Hain't meaning "have not" or "has not" seems to be a spelling of one pronunciation of earlier han't (which see), itself more obviously a contraction of have not or has not. Han't can be found in the works of the Restoration dramatists of the late 17th century. Hain't seems to have been quite common in 19th-century American English, especially rural speech, if we can trust the evidence of the humorists of that era: • Hudly's well meanin, and she's good at her work, and good in the singers' seat, but Lordy massy! she hain't got no experience —Harriet Beecher Stowe, "The Minister's Housekeeper," 1871, in The Mirth of a Nation, ed. Walter Blair & Raven I. McDavid, Jr., 1983 • Showmen is devoid of politics. They hain't got any principles! —Artemus Ward, "Interview with President Lincoln," 1861, in The Mirth of a Nation, ed. Walter Blair & Raven I. McDavid, Jr., 1983 Hain't is one of the dialect verb forms attested in the Linguistic Atlas surveys of the United States, but it seems to have been passing out of use gradually for decades. The later contractions haven't and hasn't are standard, and also far more frequent. Hain't is also a variant pronunciation of ain't. And ain't is also used for "have not, has not." Those who are interested in the history of these contractions should see the entries at ain't and don't. |
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