among

英 [ə'mʌŋ]美 [ə'mʌŋ]

prep. 在…中间；在…之中

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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