Among和between这两个介词都可以表示“在……之间”，具体有什么区别呢?一起来看看吧!

　　among

　　可作介词，意为“在……之间”，有三种含义：

　　1 由一群人或物包围：

　　We walked among hundreds of bluebells.

　　我们走在风信子花丛中。

　　2 属于某一个团体：

　　A British woman was among the 20 victims of the crash.

　　英国女人是车祸的20个受害者之一。

　　3 当涉及到三个或三个以上的人或事物，用来显示关系、选择、分配等。

　　He divided his fortune among his four children.

　　他把财富分给他的四个孩子。

　　between

　　可作介词和副词，意为“在……之间、中间”等，有六种含义：

　　1 空间关系上位于两个独立的人或物之间：

　　He was standing between Jeff and Kevin.

　　他站在杰夫和凯文之间。

　　There’s a high-speed train service between New York and Washington.

　　纽约和华盛顿之间有高速列车服务。

　　2 时间关系上位于两个独立的时间或事件之间：

　　Many changes took place between the two world wars.

　　两次世界大战之间发生了许多变化。

　　3 两个点之间的时间范围：

　　Her sons, aged between 5 and 9, go to primary school.

　　她的儿子年龄在5-9岁之间，转到小学上学。

　　4 用来表示关系、选择和区别：

　　You have to choose between two or three different options.

　　你必须在两到三个不同选项之间做出选择。

　　Talks between France and Germany are continuing.

　　法国和德国之间的谈判仍在继续。

　　5 表示人或事物之间的共享：

　　They ate the whole birthday cake between them.

　　他们一同吃了整个蛋糕。

　　6 表示人或事物之间的资源或动作等联系：

　　We’ve created something between us.

　　我们之间已经建立了某种联系。

　　一些传统的观点认为between应用于两者之间，而among用于三者或三者以上的情形。但目前，这种用法已经过时。一些权威机构认为between和among均可以用于三者及三者以上的情形中。

　　✔ He divided his fortune between his four children.

　　✔ He divided his fortune among his four children.

　　但在一些情况下between和among不可以互换：

　　具体的时间点之间：用between

　　✔ The children were aged between 12 and 16.

　　X The children were aged among 12 and 16.

　　指具体的人、团体或东西：用between

　　✔ A treaty was drawn up between France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

　　X A treaty was drawn up among France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

　　✔ Flights between London and Crete begin in early April.

　　X Flights among London and Crete begin in early April.

　　指成员、事物等可作为一个整体：用among

　　✔ There was agreement among members that fees should not be raised.

　　X There was agreement between members that fees should not be raised.

　　✔ The Petronas Towers are among the architectural wonders of the world.

　　X The Petronas Towers are between the architectural wonders of the world.

　　具体事物的区别时：用between(不论物体多少)

　　✔ The difference between those results is not statistically significant.

　　X The difference among those results is not statistically significant.