twofold

a. 两倍的, 两重的 adv. 两倍地, 两重地

发音

UK /ˈtuːfəʊld/
CA /ˈtufoʊld/
US /ˈtufoʊld/
AU /ˈtʉːfəʉld/
NZ /ˈtʉːfɐʉld/

别名

2fold two-fold

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

    The wheat produced a twofold harvest.

  2. 2.

    Having two parts, especially two different parts.

    a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument

    1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65. Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […]

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a double degree; doubly.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

double dual treble threefold

近义相关 1

multiple
副词

同义词 1

two times

词源

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.

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