two

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #133 ★★★★★

num. 二, 二个

发音

CA /tu/
UK /tu/
其它
CA /tʰu̟u/
UK /tʰu̟u/
US /tu/
US /tʰu̟/

词形变化

twos 复数 twos

别名

number 2 twain twey twoo

教材释义与例句

名词

两个

in groups of two people or things

数词

the number 2

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The digit/figure 2.

    The number 2202 contains three twos.

  2. 2.

    A two-dollar bill.

    美国 非正式
  3. 3.

    A child aged two.

    This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

  4. 4.

    A playing card featuring two pips.

  5. 5.

    Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

  6. 6.

    Ellipsis of two shot.

    媒体
num. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).

  2. 2.

    Describing a set or group with two elements.

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain. Unrelated to similar words in Austronesian languages such as Malagasy roa; Tagalog and Cebuano dalawa; West Coast Bajau and Minangkabau duo; Buginese ᨉᨘᨓ (dua); Indonesian, Malay, Iban, Iranun, Ilocano, and Sundanese dua; Fijian, Māori, Rapa Nui, and Rotuman rua; Tongan and Niuean ua; Wallisian, Samoan, and Hawaiian lua; and South Marquesan 'ua; which originated from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

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