"betwixt and between" 怎么发音

expression

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

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

英式英语

bɪtwˈɪkst/ /ˈænd/ /bɪtwˈiːn

简化发音

美式

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

英式

bit-WIKST and bit-WEEN

语境中听

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.