between

名词 n. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /bɪˈtwiːn/    美 /bəˈtwin/|/bɪˈtwin/|[bɪˈtʰwin]|/biˈtwin/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
介词 prep.
  1. In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
    — John stood between Amy and Mary.    Let’s meet between two and three.
  2. Done together or reciprocally.
    — conversation between friends
  3. Shared in confidence.
    — Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy.  Let's keep this between ourselves.
  4. In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
    — He's between jobs right now.  The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
  5. Combined (by effort or ownership).
    — Between us all, we shall succeed.  We've only got £5 between us.
  6. One of (representing a choice).
    — You must choose between him and me.
  7. Taking together the combined effect of.
    — Between the food and the card games, this proved to be the best birthday party I have ever had.

词形变化

betweene alternative betwene alternative b/w alternative btwn alternative btw alternative betweens plural betweene alternative betwene alternative b/w alternative btwn alternative btw alternative

词汇关系

近义词
atween atwix atwixt betwixt betwixte
衍生词
betweenane between a rock and a hard place between decks betweenhood betweenity between jobs between-maid betweenness between ourselves between Scylla and Charybdis between-seasons jacket between-step between-subjects between the devil and the deep blue sea between the ears between the hammer and the anvil between the jigs and the reels between the lines between the pegs between the pipes between the sheets between the sticks between-time between time between times between two stools betweenwhiles between wind and water between you and I between you and me between you and me and the bedpost between you and me and these four walls betwixt and between bit between one's teeth caught between two stools come between create daylight between oneself and someone drive a wedge between fall between the cracks fall between two stools few and far between get between go-between go between in between in-between in-between hop in between jobs in between times keep it between the ditches know the difference between one's ass and a hole in the ground know the difference between one's ass and one's elbow mean distance between failure nothing to choose between put daylight between oneself and someone read between the lines rose between two thorns stand between step between sympathy is between shit and syphilis tail-between-one's-legs tail between one's legs therebetween there's many a slip between the cup and the lip tween tweenager wherebetween
相关词
betwixt among

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (“between, among”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twīhnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain. Cognate with Scots between (“between”), Scots atween (“between”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”), Old English betweoh (“between”), Old English twinn (“double, twofold”). More at betwixt, twin.
More distantly related to Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”) whence English dia- (“through, across, between”).
For the meaning development also compare with Mongolian хооронд (xoorond, “between”), connected with Mongolian хоёр (xojor, “two”).
词源 2
PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (“between, among”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twīhnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain. Cognate with Scots between (“between”), Scots atween (“between”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”), Old English betweoh (“between”), Old English twinn (“double, twofold”). More at betwixt, twin.
More distantly related to Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”) whence English dia- (“through, across, between”).
For the meaning development also compare with Mongolian хооронд (xoorond, “between”), connected with Mongolian хоёр (xojor, “two”).
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