成雙出現的兩樣東西
從人身上搬到東西上：只要兩樣東西像雙胞胎那樣同時出現、彼此對應，英文就借 twin 來形容。
twin (closely paired) · adjective · B1
Used to describe two things that happen together and are closely connected to each other.
兩個相關的 / 雙重的
核心畫面
Picture two babies arriving from the same mother at the same time — a matched pair that came into the world together. From that one picture the word spreads: first to the person (a twin), then to anything that comes in a matched pair, and finally to the act of pairing two separate things up so they belong together.
可以想成：同一個母親、同一個時間，一次來了兩個。那個畫面裡最關鍵的不是「兩個」而是「成雙」——它們同時出現、彼此對應…更多收起
可以想成：同一個母親、同一個時間，一次來了兩個。那個畫面裡最關鍵的不是「兩個」而是「成雙」——它們同時出現、彼此對應、拆開來看就少了一半。twin 的各種用法就像從這個畫面長出來的：先是指人（雙胞胎），再擴到任何一組相配的東西（兩張床、兩個同時發生的問題），最後變成動作，把本來各自獨立的兩邊配成一對。From the picture
把兩邊配成一對（動詞）
名詞的「成雙」變成動作：本來各自獨立的兩邊，被刻意牽起來，從此像雙胞胎一樣一起被提起。
link closely · verb · B1
To join or link two places, people, or ideas closely together.
使配對 / 使相連
Also in this word
twin (sibling) · noun · B1
One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.
雙胞胎（之一）
twin (adjective, sibling) · adjective · B1
Used to describe a brother or sister who is your twin.
雙胞胎的
原始詞典資料19 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Twinnoun
- 1
ball-gamesbaseballgamesA player who plays for the Minnesota Twins.
Twinname
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A town in Marion County, Alabama.
twinnoun詞源 1/twɪn/
- 1
Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- twin girls, twin daughters, twin sisters, twin boys, twin sons, twin brothers, twin babies, twin children
- Katie is Jessica's twin.
- 2
Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc.
- Your idea is the twin of mine.
- 3
Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc.
- He is my twin (wearing the same shirt, driving the same car, etc.).
- 4
slangEither of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc.
- Yo, twin, lemme rap at ya.
- 5
Contains or comprises a pair
- 6
chemistrycrystallographynatural-sciencesContains or comprises a pair
- 7
aeronauticsaerospaceaviationContains or comprises a pair
- 8
Refers to a specific size
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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Refers to a specific size
twinverb詞源 1/twɪn/
- 1
To separate, divide.
- 2
To split, part; to go away, depart.
- 3
To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
- Reading, the English town, is twinned with Clonmel in Ireland.
- Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.
- 4
To give birth to twins.
- “I’ve run to tell ye,” said the junior shepherd, supporting his exhausted youthful frame against the doorpost, “that you must come directly. Two more ewes have twinned — that’s what’s the matter, Shepherd Oak.”
- Twinning today is abnormal in all higher primates, and possibly adaptive only in the one species with an obstetrical technology that permits a high rate of survival of twins.
- 5
To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
- The invert child and her innocent child are together lost children, twinning each other despite their distinctions.
- I was awake to the horror of our twinning each other in paralysis, and feared that we would soon talk only about the daily, intimate care serious paralysis demands […]
- 6
To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
- “I see you got us twinning today.” Byrd kissed Lay quickly. “I wanted you to dress like me today,” he admitted.
- “We're totally twinning today!” said Zoey. “You sure are,” said Chef Piper. “I whipped up a special dessert for tonight.”
twinadj詞源 2/twɪn/
- 1
Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair.
- twin beds, twin socks
- 2
Forming a pair of twins.
- the twin boys
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。