twain

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  • n.
    <古><诗>二
    一对
    （二者）水火不相容
    永远不可能合到一起
  • adj.
    <古>二的，一对的

单词词源

twain 二

来自古英语 twegen,二，来自 Proto-Germanic*twa,二，来自 PIE*dwo,二，词源同 two.

双语例句

1. Yet there is something quintessentially modern about twain .
然而，关于吐温有最典型的现代特征。
2. Twain is known for his many and often funny quotes .
马克吐温以他的很多幽默的言语而出名。
3. You certainly won 't find anything like that in the twain autobiography .
你肯定不会在吐温的自传中找到任何类似的事。
4. Now , the long wait to read mark twain 's autobiography is over .
现在期待读到马克吐温自传的漫长的等待终于结束了。
5. Mark twain mentions large catfish in his books-those fish were likely blues .
马克吐温在他的书中提到过的大型鲶鱼这些很有可能就是蓝鲶。

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