twain

twain /tweɪn/ number old use

1. TWOtwo 二

2. never the twain shall meet old use DIFFERENTused to say that two things are so different that they can never exist together 两者永远不能共存

Examples from the Corpus

never the twain shall meet• Generally, the streetwise dealers work in a separate camp from the more educated types, and never the twain shall meet.

Examples from the Corpus

twain• She held up her axe to ward off a murderously diving spar, and split it in twain.• Generally, the streetwise dealers work in a separate camp from the more educated types, and never the twain shall meet.

Origin twain

Old English twegen

单词	twain
释义	twain twain /tweɪn/ number old use 1. TWOtwo 二 2. never the twain shall meet old use DIFFERENTused to say that two things are so different that they can never exist together 两者永远不能共存 Examples from the Corpus never the twain shall meet• Generally, the streetwise dealers work in a separate camp from the more educated types, and never the twain shall meet. Examples from the Corpus twain• She held up her axe to ward off a murderously diving spar, and split it in twain.• Generally, the streetwise dealers work in a separate camp from the more educated types, and never the twain shall meet. Origin twain Old English twegen
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