英単語

betwixtの意味・使い方・発音

betwixt

英 [bɪ'twɪkst] 美 [bɪ'twɪkst]
  • prep.
  • adv.中間の;極端にならない

語源


古代語で「間」を意味する。

英語の語源


betwixt (prep., adv.)
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.

例文


1. A strange sympathy betwext soul and body!
魂と肉体の奇妙な共鳴だ!

2. Betwixt the stars and the unaccomplished fate.
はすぐにくっついて、その上に貼って、/照らされた星と未完の運命の間に立ちはだかっている。

3.It 's difficult buying clothes for ten-year-olds at that age they 're betwix t and between.
10歳の子供に服を買うのは難しい--この年齢は大きくも小さくもない。

4.The meal we had at the restaurant was rather betwix t and between.
私たちがそのレストランで食べた食事は普通でした。

5.He is neither a dove nor a hawk,but betwix t and between.
彼はハト派でもないし、\\\\\\\\\\\\\タカ派'.'',中間派です。

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