twain
英 [twe?n]
美
- n. 兩；二；一對
- adj. 一對的
- n. (Twain)人名；(英)特溫
助記提示
1、PIE root dwo-, dwi- "two, double" => two, twice, twain, twin, duo.
中文詞源
twain 二來自古英語 twegen,二，來自 Proto-Germanic*twa,二，來自 PIE*dwo,二，詞源同 two.
英文詞源
- twain
- twain: see two
- twain
- Old English twegen "two" (masc. nominative and accusative), from Proto-Germanic *twa- "two" (see two). It corresponds to Old Frisian twene, Dutch twee, Old High German zwene, Danish tvende. The word outlasted the breakdown of gender in Middle English and survived as a secondary form of two, especially in cases where the numeral follows a noun. Its continuation into modern times was aided by its use in KJV and the Marriage Service, in poetry (where it is a useful rhyme word), and in oral use where it is necessary to be clear that two and not to or too is meant. In U.S. nautical use as "a depth of two fathoms" from 1799.
雙語例句
- 1. Mark Twain is a pseudonymity for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
- 馬克·吐溫是薩繆爾·蘭亨·克里曼斯的筆名.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. Capture from TWAIN source image, convert and print.
- 捕獲的TWAIN源圖像, 轉(zhuǎn)換和打印.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. TWAIN Driver: 25 MBFor other software, please refer to the Software Starter Guide in the box.
- TWAIN驅(qū)動程式: 25MB有關其他軟件的說明, 請參閱包裝盒內(nèi)的軟件入門指南.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.
- 東是東, 西是西, 故而兩者永遠不相遇.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. To my mind, Mark Twain was beyond question the large man of his time.
- 在我看來, 馬克·吐溫無疑是他那一時代中了不起的人物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》