betweens

/bitˈwinz/, /bɪtˈwinz/ noun

**Betweens** are the gaps, intervals, or intermediate points that separate one thing from another. They refer to the literal spaces between objects, moments, or ideas. In everyday speech they capture the notion of “the in‑between.” The term can stretch to describe transitional phases, such as the period between childhood and adulthood, or the uneasy silence that follows a joke. It also pops up in art and design when someone talks about the negative space that gives shape its context. When used humorously, “the betweens” can label people or items that resist tidy categorization, thriving in liminality.

【核心含义】指事物之间的空隙、间隔或中间点,可以是物理空间、时间间隙,也可以是抽象概念间的过渡状态。

常与"in the"连用(in the betweens),多用于描述过渡阶段(如青春期)或艺术中的负空间。注意区别于介词"between",此为可数名词复数形式。

【Significado central】Los espacios, intervalos o puntos intermedios que separan una cosa de otra, ya sean físicos, temporales o conceptuales.

Voz coloquial e informal. Se usa con frecuencia en la construcción "the betweens" para nombrar fases de transición (como la adolescencia) o el espacio negativo en arte y diseño. Ojo: no debe confundirse con la preposición "between" (entre); aquí funciona como sustantivo plural, derivado de esta. En tono humorístico, puede referirse a personas o cosas que no encajan en categorías claras y se sienten cómodas en la ambigüedad.

Word Origin Between comes from Old English betwēonum, literally 'by the two' or 'near each of two.' The -tween part is from the same root as two, twin, and twain — all pointing to duality. Betweens is just the plural, but the core idea is being in the space that separates two things. The be- prefix is like 'by,' and you can see it in betwixt as well, an older form.

noun plural of between countable

The betweens of the chapters contain important transitional material.

(名词) 之间的复数形式

章节之间的部分包含了重要的过渡材料。

(sustantivo) entremedios; intermedios [plural de between]

Los intermedios entre los capítulos contienen material de transición importante.

(nom) Pluriel de between ; espaces, moments ou éléments intermédiaires entre deux choses.

Les passages entre les chapitres contiennent d'importants éléments de transition.

(Substantiv) die Übergänge oder Zwischenräume zwischen einzelnen Teilen (z. B. Kapiteln, Abschnitten).

Die **betweens** der Kapitel enthalten wichtige überleitende Informationen.

(名詞) 「間」を意味する語「between」の複数形。

章と章の間には重要な移行内容が含まれている。

(substantivo) plural de between (entre)

Os intervalos entre os capítulos contêm material transicional importante.

Synonyms: in-betweens intermediates Antonyms: extremes
Word parts: be + tween + s

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