midst

名词 n. 介词 prep.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location. literary,often
    — Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.
介词 prep.
  1. Among, in the middle of; amidst. rare
    — Mildred comes home from work early only to discover her husband, Robert, midst of a lewd affair with their neighbor, Gladys.

词形变化

midsts plural midest alternative middest alternative middis alternative middst alternative myddest alternative mydest alternative myddis alternative myddst alternative mydst alternative midest alternative middest alternative middis alternative middst alternative myddest alternative mydest alternative myddis alternative myddst alternative mydst alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives.
词源 2
From Middle English middes, midst, myddest (“middle”), from Old English midde, reshaped in Middle English phrases like in middes (“in the middle”) by analogy with adverbs in -(e)s; also compare Old English on middan, tōmiddes. Forms in -(e)st are probably due to influence of superlatives.
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