词源

“Twice” 这个词源自古英语 “twice”，而 “twice” 又源自 “twi”，意为“两”，加上后缀 “-ce” 或 “-ceo” 表示“次数”。”twice” 基本上可以追溯到古英语中关于“两次”的概念。

常见搭配

1. Twice a day – 每天两次。

– Example: “I take my medication twice a day.”

2. Twice a week – 每周两次。

– Example: “She goes to the gym twice a week.”

3. Twice as much – 是……的两倍。

– Example: “This cake has twice as much sugar as the other one.”

4. Twice as big – 是……的两倍大。

– Example: “The new house is twice as big as the old one.”

5. Twice as fast – 是……的两倍快。

– Example: “The new car is twice as fast as the old one.”

6. Twice as many – 是……的两倍多。

– Example: “There are twice as many students in the new class.”

7. Twice told – 被告知两次。

– Example: “He was twice told not to touch the hot stove.”

8. Twice removed – 远亲。

– Example: “She is twice removed from my great-grandmother.”

9. Twice in a blue moon – 极其罕见地。

– Example: “We meet up twice in a blue moon.”

10. Twice over – 两次以上。

– Example: “The problem has been discussed twice over.”

用法示例

– “I have eaten pizza twice this week.”

– “She reads a book twice a month.”

– “The meeting was postponed twice.”

– “The movie was so good that I watched it twice.”

– “He travels to Paris twice a year.”

“Twice” 是一个非常灵活的词汇，可以用于各种语境中，表示重复或倍数的概念。在口语和书面语中都非常常见。