tweenの意味・使い方・発音

tween

英 [twiːn] 美 [twin]

tween (prep.): also 'tween, c. 1300 as an abbreviation of between. As a noun meaning "child nearing puberty" (approximately ages 9 to 12), attested by 1988, in this case by influence of teen. Tolkien uses it in "Lord of the Rings" for "the irresponsible twenties between [Hobbit] childhood and coming of age at thirty-three." Earlier in this sense was subteen (1952). Related: Tweens. Tweenie or tweeny was a term (late 19c.-early 20c.) for "between-maid, a servant who assists two others" and was used in reference to other persons or objects in intermediary situations. And 'tween-age (adj.) was used in descriptions of clothing from 1937. Tween-ager is attested from 1946.

1. Adding 0.1% Tween ?80、Triton?100、or EDTA to the culture markedly improved GAL activity.: 培地に0.1%の Tween ?80、Triton?100、EDTAを添加するとα?ガラクトシダーゼ収量が顕著に向上する。

2.But many investors fall somewhere be- tween these two extremes.: だが、多くの投資家はその中間にいる。

3.The relationship be- tween grain size and fractal dimension is investigated.: 結晶粒度と分次元の関係を考察した。

4.Or be- tween investing your money in Singapore or Malaysia？: シンガポールとマレーシアのどちらにお金を投資すべきですか。

5.Is innocence the difference ' tween a boy and a man？

男の子と男性の違いは単純さにあるのだろうか。