twelve是什么意思_twelve怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

twelve: twelve: [OE] Etymologically, twelve probably means ‘two over’ (just as eleven means ‘one over’). It appears to go back to a prehistoric Germanic compound formed from *twa- ‘two’ and *lif- (a relative of English leave), which also produced German zwölf, Dutch twaalf, Swedish tolf, and Danish tolv. If so, its underlying meaning is ‘two left (over ten)’, hence ‘ten plus two’.
=> leave, two
twelve (adj.): Old English twelf "twelve," literally "two left" (over ten), from Proto-Germanic *twa-lif-, a compound of the root of two + *lif-, root of the verb leave (see eleven). Compare Old Saxon twelif, Old Norse tolf, Old Frisian twelef, Middle Dutch twalef, Dutch twaalf, Old High German zwelif, German zwölf, Gothic twalif. Outside Germanic, an analogous formation is Lithuanian dvylika, with second element -lika "left over."

词态变化

复数 twelves;

1. "Why didn"t you appoint Ron twelve months ago?"—"Good question.": “你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”

2. Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.: 12名犯人在一场监狱暴乱中被杀害。

4. Twelve extremely good-looking, smooth young men have been picked as finalists.: 12名特别漂亮精明的青年男子被选为参加决赛的选手。

5. In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen.: 大多数辖区都会选出12名陪审员和2名候补陪审员。

twelve joints 十二节

twelve edge 十二边

the twelve channels 正经

twelve internal organs 十二脏

twelve punch y穿孔位,十二行穿孔...

twelve events 十二项

twelve-tone [音]十二音的...

strike twelve 达到最高目标(获得很...

the twelve 耶稣十二门徒...

five thousand and twelve 5012

twelve point sphere 十二点球

twelve principles of efficiency 效率十二原则

twelve punch 十二穿孔，十二行穿孔

seven thousand and twelve 7012

five hundred and twelve 512

eight hundred and twelve 812

twelve eleven 1211

six thousand and twelve 6012

four thousand and twelve 4012

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