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among跟between都是在...中间的意思 到底怎么用?

沪江2019-10-22 11:23

  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.

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