Old English betweox "between, among, amidst, meanwhile," from bi- "by" (see be-) + tweox "for two," from Proto-Germanic *twa "two" + *-isk "-ish." With parasitic -t that first appeared in Old English and became general after c. 1500.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A strange sympathy betwixt soul and body!
這是靈魂和肉體之間一種奇妙的共鳴!
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 紅字
2. Betwixt the stars and the unaccomplished fate.
立即緊跟著,貼在它上面,擋在/那照臨的星辰和未完功的命運(yùn)間.
來(lái)自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 文學(xué)
3. It's difficult buying clothes for ten - year - olds at that age they're betwixt and between.
很難給十 歲 的孩子買衣服--這種年齡說(shuō)大不大,說(shuō)小又不小.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. The meal we had at the restaurant was rather betwixt and between.
我們?cè)谀羌茵^子吃的那頓飯菜很一般.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. He is neither a dove nor a hawk, but betwixt and between.