记忆方法
将“amidst”与“amid”联系，记忆为“amid”中的“am”代表“around”，而“st”可以想象为“standing”，即“站在其中”。这样，“amidst”就可以形象地记忆为“站在其中”，表示在某个环境或情境之中。
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英语词源
- amidst (prep.)
- a variant of amid (q.v.) with adverbial genitive -s and parasitic -t. Amidde became amyddes (13c.) and acquired a -t by 1560s, probably by association with superlatives in -st.
There is a tendency to use amidst more distributively than amid, e.g. of things scattered about, or a thing moving, in the midst of others. [OED]
权威例句
- 1. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
- 无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。
- 2. Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure.
- 在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面，他算是鹤立鸡群。
- 3. The bridge was completed in 1811 amidst much rejoicing.
- 大桥于1811年竣工,当时大家欢欣鼓舞.
- 4. He did his best to retrieve the situation, amidst some laughter.
- 他在哄笑中尽力挽回尴尬的局面.
- 5. The hooligans broke up amidst loud shouts and screams.
- 歹徒呼啸而遁.