in twain

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    In two, in halves, into two parts, asunder

    古体

    When the masked stranger hew with his axe, the baker's head did split in twain and his body fell like a lump to the ground in turn.

词源

From Middle English in tweyn, in twen, in tweyne (also as on tweyne). Compare Old English on twēġen (“in two”).

来源：wiktionary