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单词 betwixt
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Definition of betwixt in English:

betwixt

adverb & preposition bɪˈtwɪkst
  • archaic term for between
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Having ridden the old bike over 20 years and 10,000 miles I didn't even have to think when and how to change gear and could slalom betwixt taxi and bus with graceful and flowing curves.
    • We all know about pheromones, the chemicals that supposedly float betwixt us carrying certain messages, such as sexual availability.
    • I start from the premise that it is betwixt materiality and language that the dancing body is produced.
    • ‘So let me get this straight,’ said I, squeezing the bridge of my nose betwixt two fingers.
    • I hope that the following conversation betwixt some of my neighbours underscores my proposed scheme.

Phrases

  • betwixt and between

    • informal Not fully or properly either of two things.

      the book seems betwixt and between—neither tall tale nor American history
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A lot of my records are betwixt and between styles, and I kind of like that.
      • In terms of immigration, the president is somewhat betwixt and between.
      • It ends up being a little bit betwixt and between.
      • The chapter on clients and servitors is a bit of a weak link: the subjects are betwixt and between, and the account does little more than reproduce representative inventories which invite tedium.
      • Gone were those wide house-lined avenues and those maze-like tunnels betwixt and between them.
      • They seem firmly wedged between denial and anger - a betwixt and between state producing a sort of militant ridiculousness.
      • Expectations are rising now, and people are kind of caught betwixt and between.
      • In the course of my time here, I have found myself betwixt and between these two notions of education - public celebration or performance, on one hand, and private experience, on the other.
      • Are you confident, or are you betwixt and between?
      • It is another film this summer that is stuck betwixt and between.
      Synonyms
      in abeyance, pending, ongoing, in the air, up in the air, open, still open, hanging fire, in the balance

Origin

Old English betwēox, from be 'by' + a Germanic word related to two.

Rhymes

unmixed

Definition of betwixt in US English:

betwixt

preposition & adverbbəˈtwikstbəˈtwɪkst
  • archaic term for between
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We all know about pheromones, the chemicals that supposedly float betwixt us carrying certain messages, such as sexual availability.
    • I hope that the following conversation betwixt some of my neighbours underscores my proposed scheme.
    • Having ridden the old bike over 20 years and 10,000 miles I didn't even have to think when and how to change gear and could slalom betwixt taxi and bus with graceful and flowing curves.
    • I start from the premise that it is betwixt materiality and language that the dancing body is produced.
    • ‘So let me get this straight,’ said I, squeezing the bridge of my nose betwixt two fingers.

Phrases

  • betwixt and between

    • informal Not fully or properly either of two things.

      the book seems betwixt and between—neither tall tale nor American history
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the course of my time here, I have found myself betwixt and between these two notions of education - public celebration or performance, on one hand, and private experience, on the other.
      • Expectations are rising now, and people are kind of caught betwixt and between.
      • The chapter on clients and servitors is a bit of a weak link: the subjects are betwixt and between, and the account does little more than reproduce representative inventories which invite tedium.
      • In terms of immigration, the president is somewhat betwixt and between.
      • Are you confident, or are you betwixt and between?
      • It is another film this summer that is stuck betwixt and between.
      • It ends up being a little bit betwixt and between.
      • A lot of my records are betwixt and between styles, and I kind of like that.
      • They seem firmly wedged between denial and anger - a betwixt and between state producing a sort of militant ridiculousness.
      • Gone were those wide house-lined avenues and those maze-like tunnels betwixt and between them.
      Synonyms
      in abeyance, pending, ongoing, in the air, up in the air, open, still open, hanging fire, in the balance

Origin

Old English betwēox, from be ‘by’ + a Germanic word related to two.

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