twelve

英 [twelv] 美[twɛlv]

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n. 十二；十二个
num. 十二；十二个
adj. 十二的；十二个的

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中文词源

twelve 十二

来自古英语 twelf,十二，字面意思即剩下两个，来自 Proto-Germanic*twa-lif,十二，来自 PIE*dwo,二，词源同 two,PIE*leip,停留，留下，词源同 leave.比较 eleven.

词态变化

复数: twelves;

英文词源

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."

双语例句

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。

3. Twelve hours is the minimum, sixty hours the maximum.: 12小时为下限,60小时为上限.

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。

英英释意

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

考试真题

Twelve regions were listed as unsafe on Wednesday, on Thursday, eight remained.

It's been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years, says Colin Dixon of a digital-media consultancy.

He became professor of mathematics at the University of Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years.

"It's been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years", says Colin dixon of a digital-media consultancy.

Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve prime ministers in the course of sixty years.

I count twelve shades of green from where I stand.

They were supposed to have arrived by twelve o'clock noon the day before yesterday.

” said one recorder of events, “The air at twelve leagues’ distance smelt as sweet as a new-blown garden.

During their six- to twelve-week voyage, they subsisted on barely enough food allotted to them.

When Shakespeare was twelve years old, the first public playhouse was built in London.

实用场景例句

The camera is guaranteed for twelve months.: 这架相机保用一年.

Twelve men voted for the motion and three against it.: 12人投票赞成这个动议,3人反对.

The clock was striking twelve.: 时钟正打12点.

Five fathoms out there.: 那一带有五噚深.

We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.: 我们十二点钟用午餐.

Twelve departments comprise this university.: 12个系组成了这所大学.

Please turn to page twelve.: 请翻到十二页.

I will come between twelve and one o'clock.: 我会在12点至1点之间来.

He was given two twelve month sentences to run concurrently.: 他两罪均判12个月监禁,同期执行.

I went from Glasgow to Edinburgh twelve times in the space of a few days.: 几天之内我从格拉斯哥到爱丁堡去了十二趟.

Six into twelve goes twice.: 六除十二得二.

After twelve years , he decided to separate from the firm.: 12年后他决定离开这个公司.

Ten out of the set of twelve were hatched.: 一窝十二个蛋孵出了十个.

Twelve is divisible by four.: 12可被4除尽.

The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels.: 这个獾穴有12个入口,下面必定有一套错综复杂的地道.

The year is divided into twelve months.: 一年分为12个月.

Our class is composed of eighteen boys and twelve girls.: 我们班由18个男生和12个女生组成.

These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.: 据信,陪审团是由这12人组成的.

He ordered twelve gross of the disks.: 他订购了12罗磁盘。

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。

The sentence of the court was twelve years' hard labour, to be served in a British prison.: 法庭判其在一所英国监狱里服12年苦役。

Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age.: 燕雀大约在12个星期大小的时候开始换羽毛。

We waited till twelve and we finally got on the plane.: 我们一直等到12点才终于上了飞机。

She displayed her wound to the twelve gentlemen of the jury.: 她给陪审团的12位男士看了她的伤口。

"What time were you planning lunch?"—"Half past twelve, if that's convenient.": “你打算什么时候吃午饭？”“如果方便的话，12点半。”

We have been gradually bled for twelve years.: 我们被一点一滴地压榨了12年。

A police motorcycle chased his car twelve miles, and cornered him near Rome.: 一辆摩托警车跟在他的车后追了12英里，最后在快到罗马时将他截住。

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