amongst

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #4228 ★★☆☆☆

prep. 在...当中, 在...之间, 在...之中

发音

CA /əˈmʌŋst/
US /əˈmʌŋst/
UK /əˈmʌŋst/
US /əˈmɜŋst/
US /əˈmɘ̞ŋst/
IE /əˈmʊŋst/
其它 /əˈmʊŋst/
AU /əˈmɐŋst/
NZ /əˈmɐŋst/
AU /əˈmäŋst/
NZ /əˈmäŋst/

别名

among amonges emonges emongest emongst amongest amoungst amoungest

教材释义与例句

介词

在…之中；在…当中（等于among）

释义与例句

prep. B2
  1. 1.

    Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

    Janek feels very at ease amongst his friends, but gets incredibly nervous when meeting new people.

相关短语

among other things 除了别的之外 get amongst it gets amongst it getting amongst it got amongst it woman among women

词源

From amongs + -t (excrescent), from among + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, among + -st (excrescent). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on (“in”) + gemang (“assemblage, mingling”).

来源：wiktionary