both
英 [b??θ]
美[boθ]
- adj. 兩個的；兩者的
- adv. 并；又；兩者皆
- pron. 雙方都；兩者都
- conj. 既…且…
- n. (Both)人名；(德、羅、捷、南非、匈)博特
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中文詞源
both 兩
詞源略。
英文詞源
- both
- both: [12] The Old English word for ‘both’ was bēgen (masculine; the feminine and neuter form was bā), a relative of a wide range of Indo- European words denoting ‘each of two’, including the second syllables of Old Slavic oba and Latin ambō (represented in English ambidextrous). Most Germanic languages extended the base form by adding -d or -th (as in German beide ‘both’). In the case of Old Norse, this produced bāthir, the form from which English acquired both.
=> ambidextrous - both (adj., pron.)
- there are several theories, all similar, and deriving the word from the tendency to say "both the." One is that it is Old English begen (masc.) "both" (from Proto-Germanic *ba, from PIE *bho "both") + -t extended base. Another traces it to the Proto-Germanic formula represented in Old English by ba ta "both these," from ba (feminine nominative and accusative of begen) + ta, nominative and accusative plural of se "that." A third traces it to Old Norse baeir "both," from *bai thaiz "both the," from Proto-Germanic *thaiz, third person plural pronoun. Compare similar formation in Old Frisian bethe, Dutch beide, Old High German beide, German beide, Gothic bajots.
雙語例句
- 1. The vehicle that permitted both communication and acceptability was social revolution.
- 既能實現交流又能被廣為接受的手段就是社會革命。
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- 2. They have both behaved very badly and I am very hurt.
- 他們倆都很不友善，讓我非常難過。
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- 3. Featured are both his classics and his latest creations.
- 他的經典作品和最新創作都很獨特。
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- 4. The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics.
- 該學位課程將為數學和統計學打下扎實的基礎。
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- 5. Both sides have agreed to demobilize 70% of their armies.
- 雙方都同意各自遣散70%的軍隊。
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