English-Thai Dictionary

twice

ADV สอง ครั้ง  สอง หน  สอง วาระ  song-krang

 

twice

ADV สองเท่า  เป็น สองเท่า  song-tao

 

twice-born

ADJ มี การ กลับชาติมาเกิด  me-kan-kab-chad-ma-koed

 

twice-laid

ADJ ซึ่ง มี เชือก สอง เส้น ขวั้น เป็นเกลียว  sueng-me-chuek-song-sen-kwan-pen-kiao

 

twice-told

ADJ ซึ่ง บอก ไว้ แล้ว สอง ครั้ง  seung-bok-wai-leo-song-krang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TWICE

adv. [from two. ] Two times. He twice essay'd to cast his son in gold.
1. Doubly; as twice the sum. He is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.
2. Twice is used in composition; as in twice-told, twice-born, twice-planted, twice-conquered.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TWICE

Twice, adv. Etym: [OE. twies (where the s is the adverbial ending; see -wards ), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa; akin to twi- (in comp. ) two, G. zwie-, OHG. zwi-, Icel. tvi-, L. bi-, Gr. dvi-, and E. two. See Two. ]

 

1. Two times; once and again. He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. Dryden.

 

2. Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.

 

Note: Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self- explaining; as, twice-horn, twice-conquered, twice-planted, twice- told, and the like.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

twice

twice |twīs twaɪs | ▶adverb two times; on two occasions: she had been married twice | the tablets should be taken twice a day. • double in degree or quantity: I'm twice your age | an engine twice as big as the original. PHRASES once bitten, twice shy see bite. think twice see think. ORIGIN late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s 3 (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound ); compare with once .

 

twice-baked

twice-baked ▶adjective (of bread or cookie dough ) baked in a loaf and then sliced and returned to the oven to bake again until crisp.

 

twice-born

twice-born ▶adjective having undergone a renewal of faith or life, in particular: • (of a Hindu ) belonging to one of the three highest castes, esp. as an initiated Brahman. • (of a Christian ) born-again.

 

Oxford Dictionary

twice

twice |twʌɪs | ▶adverb two times; on two occasions: the earl married twice | the tablets should be taken twice a day. • double in degree or quantity: I'm twice your age | an engine twice as big as the original. PHRASES be twice the man /woman ( that someone is ) be much better or stronger (than someone ): how dare you criticize him, he's twice the man that you are! once bitten, twice shy see bite. think twice see think. ORIGIN late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s 3 (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound ); compare with once .

 

twice-baked

twice-baked ▶adjective (of bread or cookie dough ) baked in a loaf and then sliced and returned to the oven to bake again until crisp.

 

twice-born

twice-born ▶adjective having undergone a renewal of faith or life, in particular: • (of a Hindu ) belonging to one of the three highest castes, especially as an initiated Brahmin. • (of a Christian ) born-again.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

twice

twice /twaɪs / (! -wi-は /waɪ /) →always 語源 副詞 比較なし 1 a. 2度 , 2回 ▸ once or twice a week 週に1, 2度 ▸ I've only met him twice .彼に2回だけ会ったことがある .b. 〖複合語を作って 〗2度 [回 ]…な ▸ a twice -divorced movie star 2度の離婚歴のある映画スター ▸ a twice -weekly magazine 週2回刊行の雑誌 .2 a. 2倍 (!時に 名詞 の前で用いる ) ▸ The project needs twice as much money [the amount of money ].その計画には2倍の資金が必要だ ▸ Smokers are more than twice as likely to get cancer as non-smokers .喫煙者は非喫煙者より癌 （がん ）にかかる率が2倍以上高い ▸ an area twice the size of Japan 日本の倍の面積 ▸ Twice five is [are, equals, makes ] ten .5の2倍は10 (!Two fives are [make ] ten. ともいう ) .b. (倍増したほど )大いに, はるかに 〈良い 悪い 難しいなど 〉▸ The company management has become twice as complicated these days .今日では会社経営ははるかに複雑になった ▸ Tom is twice the man (that ) you are .トムは君よりはるかに優秀だ 語法 1 twice と two times コーパスでは各々の出現比は50:1程度でtwiceが普通. 特にほかの回数と対比し強調する場合two timesが用いられる. また比較文では, twiceはtwo timesと異なり原級の文でのみ使用可 ▸ Mike is twice as old as [╳older than ] Kate .マイクはケイトの倍の年齢だ .2 小数倍 2の後に小数が続く場合, twiceは用いない.「2.3倍 」はtwo point three times, 「2.5倍 」はtwo and a half [two point five ] times .at tw í ce 1 2回に分けて .2 2回目に .in tw í ce ＝at twice (1 ).tw ì ce or thr í ce ｟古 ｠2, 3度 .tw ì ce ó ver 2回続けて .

 

twice-told

tw ì ce-t ó ld 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗すでに話された ; 言い古された .