amidst

CET-4 大学 FREQ #15774

prep. 在...当中

发音

US /aˈmɪdst/
UK /aˈmɪdst/
US /əˈmɪtst/
UK /əˈmɪtst/

别名

amidest 'midst amiddst amiddest amydst amyddst amyddest

教材释义与例句

介词

在…当中

释义与例句

prep.
  1. 1.

    In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

词源

From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).

来源：wiktionary