between
要点の間に、の間で、間に
意味
- 《場所・空間》…の間に
- 《時間・期間》…の間に
- 《数量・程度・内容など》…の間に,の中間に
- 《分配》…の間で
- 《区別・選択》…の間で,のいずれかを
- 《関係》…の間に
- 《協力・共有》…と協力して,の間で
- 《理由》…やら…やらで
- 《場所・位置》間に,中間に
- 《時》間に
例文
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
１００里を行く者は９９里を半ばとする。
The bus runs between the school and the station.
そのバスは学校と駅の間を往復します。
The doctor advised him not to eat between meals.
医者は彼に間食するなといった。
語源
be〜のそばに（by）＋tween二つの（two）
古英語「二つのもの(two)のそばに(by)」「〜の間に」。
twin（双子）、twice（2回）も同じ「2」の仲間。
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (“between, among”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twīhnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain. Cognate with Scots between (“between”), Scots atween (“between”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”), Old English betweoh (“between”), Old English twinn (“double, twofold”). More at betwixt, twin. More distantly related to Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”) whence English dia- (“through, across, between”). For the meaning development also compare with Mongolian хооронд (xoorond, “between”), connected with Mongolian хоёр (xojor, “two”).