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betwixt

/bɪˈtwɪkst/

翻译: 古旧副词，意为“在……之间”或“在中间”，常用于中世纪英语和早期现代英语，尤见于短语“betwixt and between”，表示处于中间或不确定的状态。, betwixt 是 between 的过时或方言形式，表示在两者或多者之间，可指位置、关系或时间间隔；现代标准英语中很少使用，多见于固定短语、文学作品或历史文本。

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adverb

/bɪˈtwɪkst/C2formal已废弃
  • zh古旧副词，意为“在……之间”或“在中间”，常用于中世纪英语和早期现代英语，尤见于短语“betwixt and between”，表示处于中间或不确定的状态。

An archaic adverb meaning 'between' or 'in the interval.' It was commonly used in Middle and Early Modern English, often in the phrase 'betwixt and between,' meaning in an intermediate or undecided position.

  1. In the intervalC2formalbritish

    In the time or space between two points or events.

    zh在……之间

    • He arrived betwixt the first and second acts of the play.
    • The path lay betwixt the two hills.
    • Betwixt the old and new year, we reflect on our lives.

    同义词betweenin-between

词形
  • more betwixt comparative form
  • most betwixt superlative form

preposition

/bɪˈtwɪkst/C2formal已废弃
  • zhbetwixt 是 between 的过时或方言形式，表示在两者或多者之间，可指位置、关系或时间间隔；现代标准英语中很少使用，多见于固定短语、文学作品或历史文本。

The preposition 'betwixt' is an archaic or dialectal form of 'between', indicating a position, relationship, or interval separating two or more people, things, or points in time; it is rarely used in modern standard English except in fixed expressions, literary contexts, or historical texts.

  1. Archaic spatial position (between)C2formalart

    Indicates a physical position separating two or more objects, people, or places (archaic equivalent of 'between')

    zh在……之间

    • He stood betwixt the two pillars
    • The valley lies betwixt the mountains
    • She sat betwixt her parents

  2. Archaic temporal interval (between)C2formalart

    Indicates a period of time occurring between two specific points or events (archaic equivalent of 'between')

    zh在……之间（时间）

    • Betwixt sunrise and sunset
    • Nothing happened betwixt those years
    • Betwixt the hours of nine and ten

  3. Fixed expression: 'betwixt and between'C2informal

    Used in the idiomatic phrase meaning in an intermediate state, neither one thing nor another, or undecided

    zh模棱两可，处于中间状态

    • I feel betwixt and between about the decision
    • The project is betwixt and between
    • She was betwixt and between jobs

  4. Literary or poetic separationC2formalart

    Used in poetry or literature to create a rhythmic or archaic effect when describing separation or relationship

    zh在……之间，分隔，相连

    • The bond betwixt them was strong
    • Love betwixt two hearts
    • The peace betwixt the nations