"twin" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 雙胞胎

Definition

Twin 指同一位母親在同一次分娩中生下的兩個孩子或動物中的一個。它也可以形容成對且非常相似、彼此匹配的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

它最常作名詞，如 'She is a twin' 或 'They are twins'。作形容詞時，常見於 'twin beds'、'twin sisters'、'twin cities'。不要和 'double' 混淆：'double room' 通常指一張雙人牀的房間，而 'twin room' 通常指有兩張單人牀的房間。

Examples

My twin lives in another city.

我的**雙胞胎兄弟/姊妹**住在另一座城市。

The hospital has two twin beds in the room.

醫院的房間裡有兩張**單人**牀。

She and her twin brother look very different.

她和她的**雙胞胎**兄弟長得很不一樣。

Wait, are you a twin? You look exactly like Anna.

等等，你是**雙胞胎**嗎？你跟安娜長得一模一樣。

We booked a twin room because we didn't want to share a bed.

我們訂了一間**雙牀**房，因為我們不想睡同一張牀。

People always mix us up because we're twins.

大家總是把我們搞混，因為我們是**雙胞胎**。