كيف تنطق "betwixt and between"

expression

US

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

UK

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

التعريف

Used to describe a situation or feeling where something or someone is not fully one thing or the other, but caught in an uncertain or undecided position between two options.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

bitˈwɪkst/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /bitˈwin/, /bɪtˈwin

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bɪtwˈɪkst/ /ˈænd/ /bɪtwˈiːn

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

بريطاني

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

استمع في السياق

I feel betwixt and between about my decision.

He is betwixt and between two jobs right now.

The weather was betwixt and between—not hot, not cold.

She’s stuck betwixt and between when it comes to choosing where to live.