betwixt and between
固定短语，表示处于中间状态或犹豫不决。
He is betwixt and between, unable to decide.
他犹豫不决，处于两难之间。
在中间；在其间
在间隔期间。；不走极端
in the interval; between
在间隔期间。
in the interval
She stood betwixt the two doors, unsure which to open.
她站在两扇门之间，不确定该开哪一扇。
用法提示：此处“betwixt”作副词，表示“在两者之间”。
The negotiation left him betwixt hope and despair.
谈判让他处于希望与绝望之间。
用法提示：“betwixt”描述一种中间状态。
The path ran betwixt the river and the mountain.
小路蜿蜒在河流与山之间。
用法提示：“betwixt”表示位置上的“在...之间”。
固定短语，表示处于中间状态或犹豫不决。
He is betwixt and between, unable to decide.
他犹豫不决，处于两难之间。
grammar · medium
易错句子He betwixt the two groups.
正确表达He stood betwixt the two groups.
Betwixt是副词或介词，不能作及物动词。需加上动词stood或改为介词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a fence betwixt of the two houses.
正确表达There is a fence betwixt the two houses.
Betwixt作为介词时直接跟宾语，不需要介词of。这是受中文‘在…之间’的‘之间’影响而误加介词。
betwixt是古语或文学用语，现代英语中常用between表示空间或时间上的间隔
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