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- prep. 在…中间；在…之中
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中文词源
among 在中间
来自短语on mong. 词根mong, 中间，同mingle, 混在一起。
英文词源
- among
- among: [OE] Gemong was an Old English word for ‘crowd’ – ge- was a collective prefix, signifying ‘together’, and -mong is related to mingle – and so the phrase on gemonge meant ‘in a crowd’, hence ‘in the midst, surrounded’. By the 12th century, the ge- element had dropped out, giving onmong and eventually among. A parallel bimong existed in the 13th century.
=> mingle - among (prep.)
- early 12c., from Old English onmang, from phrase on gemang "in a crowd," from gemengan "to mingle" (see mingle). Collective prefix ge- dropped 12c. leaving onmong, amang, among. Compare Old Saxon angimang "among, amid;" Old Frisian mong "among."
双语例句
- 1. "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed."
- “永远也防不胜防的就是员工内部的贪污腐败。”——“同意。”
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- 2. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.
- 皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的热心支持者之一。
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- 3. There is a certain impatience among some of the soldiers.
- 有些士兵有点儿不耐烦。
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- 4. Infectious diseases are spreading among many of the flood victims.
- 传染病正在遭受洪灾的很多灾民中蔓延。
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- 5. Remove the meat with a fork and divide it among four plates.
- 用餐叉把肉叉走，分到4个盘里。
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