amidst
英 [ə'mɪdst]
美
英文詞源
- amidst (prep.)
- a variant of amid (q.v.) with adverbial genitive -s and parasitic -t. Amidde became amyddes (13c.) and acquired a -t by 1560s, probably by association with superlatives in -st.
There is a tendency to use amidst more distributively than amid, e.g. of things scattered about, or a thing moving, in the midst of others. [OED]
雙語例句
- 1. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
- 無論出現什麽樣的麻煩，我們都會在貌似混亂的情形中保持平和的心態。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure.
- 在當前這幫無足輕重的人裏麵，他算是鶴立雞群。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The bridge was completed in 1811 amidst much rejoicing.
- 大橋於1811年竣工,當時大家歡欣鼓舞.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He did his best to retrieve the situation, amidst some laughter.
- 他在哄笑中盡力挽回尷尬的局麵.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The hooligans broke up amidst loud shouts and screams.
- 歹徒呼嘯而遁.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》