among

英[ə'mʌŋ] 美[ə'mʌŋ]

反义词

among 在中间

来自短语on mong. 词根mong, 中间，同mingle, 混在一起。

among: among: [OE] Gemong was an Old English word for ‘crowd’ – ge- was a collective prefix, signifying ‘together’, and -mong is related to mingle – and so the phrase on gemonge meant ‘in a crowd’, hence ‘in the midst, surrounded’. By the 12th century, the ge- element had dropped out, giving onmong and eventually among. A parallel bimong existed in the 13th century.
=> mingle
among (prep.): early 12c., from Old English onmang, from phrase on gemang "in a crowd," from gemengan "to mingle" (see mingle). Collective prefix ge- dropped 12c. leaving onmong, amang, among. Compare Old Saxon angimang "among, amid;" Old Frisian mong "among."

1. "One thing you can never insure against is corruption among your staff."—"Agreed.": “永远也防不胜防的就是员工内部的贪污腐败。”——“同意。”

2. A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.: 皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的热心支持者之一。

4. Infectious diseases are spreading among many of the flood victims.: 传染病正在遭受洪灾的很多灾民中蔓延。

5. Remove the meat with a fork and divide it among four plates.: 用餐叉把肉叉走，分到4个盘里。