
英:/'tweɪn/ 美:/'tweɪn/
n. 两;二;一对
adj. 一对的
n. (Twain)人名;(英)特温
There were either slave owners or slaves, and never the twain shall meet.
这里要么是奴隶主要么是奴隶,两种人根本合不到一块儿去。
He is him, I am me, and never the twain shall meet.
他是他,我是我,两者永不相交。
I divided this cake in twain.
我把这块蛋糕一分为二。
Twain was an admirable figure comparable to Abraham Lincoln.
吐温是个令人钦佩的人物,可以与亚伯拉罕·林肯相提并论。
Determined to make his fortune in South America, Mark Twain set off from his home for New Orleans in his teens.
马克·吐温决心在南美洲发家致富,十几岁时便从家乡出发前往新奥尔良。
Twain recalls being invited to an official White House dinner and being warned by his wife, Olivia, who stayed at home, not to wear his winter galoshes.
吐温回忆有一次被邀请参加一个白宫的正式晚宴,呆在家中的妻子奥利维亚警告他不许穿他的冬季套鞋。
Twain was a gifted public speaker;
吐温是一位天才的公众演说家。
Mark Twain knew how to sell a book.
马克·吐温知道怎么推销自己的书。
mark twain
n. 马克·吐温(美国小说家)
n.|liang/tael;两;二;一对
Twain 是一个英语单词,主要有以下几层含义:
古英语中的“二”或“一对”:
文学巨匠马克·吐温的笔名:
(古语/诗语)两个(人或物);一对:
(航海术语)两英寻:
总结来说,“twain” 的核心古义是“二”,现代最著名的应用是作家马克·吐温的笔名(源自航海测深术语“两英寻”)。它在现代标准英语中已不常用作数字,主要出现在文学、历史语境或固定短语中。
根据搜索结果的综合分析,单词"twain"在不同语境中有多重含义:
古英语数字
作为名词或形容词,表示"二、两、一对",源自古英语 twegen(二)。音标为/tweɪn/,常见于诗歌或古语表达。
例句: "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet."(东西方文化差异的经典表述)
成对概念
常以短语形式出现,如"cut in twain"(一分为二),或强调对立关系:"水火不相容的二者"。
建议需要技术开发信息可参考TWAIN工作组官网,文学研究可查阅马克·吐温作品集。
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