t字母开头的单词列表
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twitterpated(adj.)
1942年,据称首次出现在华特·迪士尼电影《小鹿斑比》中(电影中也有一首同名歌曲,但未收录在电影发行版中),是由 twitter 的“颤抖兴奋”名词意义(1670年代)和 pate(n.2)“头”组成的过去分词形容词(类似于1894年的 flutterpated)。
Thumper: Why are they acting that way?
Friend Owl: Why, don't you know? They're twitterpated.
Flower, Bambi, Thumper: Twitterpated?
Friend Owl: Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You're walking along, minding your own business. You're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head's in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you're walking on air. And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!
Thumper: Gosh, that's awful.
小兔子桑普:它们为什么那样行动?
猫头鹰朋友:你不知道吗?它们被迷住了。
花儿、斑比、小兔子桑普:迷住了?
猫头鹰朋友:是的。几乎每个人在春天都会被迷住。例如:你走着走着,专注于自己的事情。你既不向左看,也不向右看,突然间你撞上了一个漂亮的脸。哇哇!你开始感到膝盖发软。你的头晕眼花。然后你感到轻飘飘的,不知不觉间你已经在空中漫步。然后你知道吗?你被击倒了,你完全失去了理智!
小兔子桑普:天啊,那太可怕了。
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'twixt(prep.)
也称 twixt,约1300年,缩写自 betwixt。
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twizzle(v.)
"扭曲,通过扭曲形成"(及物动词),1788年,显然是一个由 twist 建议的虚构词。相关词汇: Twizzled; twizzling。
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two(num.)
"1比1多,比1多1的数字; 代表这个数字的符号; " 古英语 twa "two", twegen "two"的女性和中性形式(参见 twain),源自原始日耳曼语 *twa(也源自古撒克逊语和古弗里斯语 twene, twa,古诺尔斯语 tveir, tvau,荷兰语 twee,古高地德语 zwene, zwo,德语 zwei,哥特语 twai),源自 PIE *duwo,是根源 *dwo- "two"的变体。
Two-fisted 可以追溯到1774年。Two cheers for _____,表示有限的热情,首次出现在 E.M.福斯特的作品《为民主欢呼两声》("Two Cheers for Democracy")中,记录于1951年。Two-dimensional 可以追溯到1883年; 比喻意义上的"缺乏实质或深度"的意思可追溯到1934年。
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two-faced(adj.)
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twofer(n.)
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twofold(adj.)
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two-step(n.)
舞蹈风格,1893年,源自 two + step(名词); 因音乐的拍子而得名(与三拍华尔兹有所区别)。但由于舞者所采取的姿势涉及直接接触,因此在当时引起了极大的丑闻,但也非常受欢迎。
A certain Division of an Auxiliary gave a dance not long since. I went and looked on. What did they dance? Two-step, two-step and two-step. How did they dance? When we used to waltz, we clasped arms easily, took a nice, respectable position, and danced in a poetry of motion. Now, girls, how do you two-step? In nine cases out of ten the dear girl reposes her head on the young man's shoulder, or else their faces press each other. He presses her to his breast as closely as possible, and actually carries her around. Disgraceful? I should say so. Do you wonder at the ministers preaching on dancing as a sin, when it looks like this to a woman like myself who believes in dancing and has danced all her life? Mothers, as you love your girls, forbid them to dance after this manner. [letter in the ladies' section of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, March 1898]
不久前,一个辅助部门举办了一场舞会。我去看了看。他们跳了什么舞?两步,两步和两步。How 他们跳了什么舞?当我们跳华尔兹时,我们轻松地交叉手臂,采取一个漂亮的, respectable 舒适的姿势,以诗意的动作跳舞。现在,女孩们,你们如何跳两步舞?十有八九,亲爱的女孩会把头靠在年轻人的肩膀上,或者他们的脸互相贴在一起。他尽可能紧紧地抱着她,实际上把她抱起来。可耻吗?我可以这么说。你是否对牧师们因跳舞而宣讲罪恶感到惊讶?对于像我这样相信跳舞并且一生都在跳舞的女人来说,这看起来就像这样。作为母亲,如果你爱你的女孩,请禁止她们以这种方式跳舞。[《机车工程师月刊》女士专栏,1898年3月]
To the Two Step may be accredited, serious injury to the Waltz, awkward and immodest positions assumed in round dancing, also as being a prominent factor in overcrowding the profession and causing a general depression in the business of the legitimate Master of Dancing. [The Director, March 1898]
两步舞可能会给华尔兹带来严重伤害,使圆舞中出现笨拙和不雅的姿势,也是导致舞蹈行业过度拥挤,造成合法舞蹈大师业务普遍萧条的一个重要因素。[《导演》杂志,1898年3月]
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two-time(v.)
"欺骗,欺诈,背叛",1924年,可能源于"同时拥有两个"的概念。在1922年肯塔基州的一起刑事案件中,早期的参考涉及到一次双重交叉或背叛,没有浪漫的角度。相关词汇: two-timing(形容词); two-timer。
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Tyburn
"公共处决地点,从公元1200年至1783年为 Middlesex 所用; 它位于现代牛津街、贝斯沃特路和埃奇韦尔路的交汇处。"