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amidst

amidst

preposition

Sử dụng:

65%

Tương ứng: among, in the middle

Phát âm: /əˈmɪdst/

Ý nghĩa: In the middle of something, especially when surrounded by people or things.

We use 'amidst' to say that something is in the middle of other things around it. It is often used when talking about places or groups of people.

She stood amidst the crowd quietly.

Amidst the trees, the bird sang softly.

Daily Life Nature

Nhãn:

Từ Tương Tự:

among between within surrounded by

preposition

Sử dụng:

70%

Tương ứng: during, in the course of

Phát âm: /əˈmɪdst/

Ý nghĩa: During or in the middle of an event or situation, especially a difficult or important one.

'Amidst' can also mean 'during' or 'in the middle of' an event or situation. We use it to show something happens while other things are happening, often hard or serious events.

Amidst the storm, they stayed calm.

She smiled amidst the chaos around her.

Daily Life Emotions

Nhãn:

preposition during event situation feelings crisis background

Từ Tương Tự:

during while among throughout

preposition

Sử dụng:

40%

Tương ứng: in the middle

Phát âm: /əˈmɪdst/

Ý nghĩa: In literature or formal writing, used to add a poetic or old-fashioned feeling meaning 'in the middle of'.

In poems or formal texts, 'amidst' is often used instead of 'among' or 'in the middle of' to sound more elegant or literary.

Amidst the vast desert, a small oasis appeared.

Amidst the silence, her voice was loud.

Literature Poetry

Nhãn:

preposition literary formal poetic elegant old-fashioned

Từ Tương Tự:

among amid within surrounded by

preposition

Sử dụng:

55%

Tương ứng: surrounded by, in the middle of

Phát âm: /əˈmɪdst/

Ý nghĩa: Used figuratively to describe being surrounded by particular feelings or conditions.

'Amidst' can be used not only for physical things but also for feelings or situations. It means something is surrounded by those feelings or conditions.

Amidst doubts, she kept her hope strong.

He stood amidst fear and confusion.

Psychology Emotions

Nhãn:

preposition feelings surrounded conditions figurative emotion

Từ Tương Tự:

among within surrounded by in the midst of

preposition

Sử dụng:

50%

Tương ứng: amid

Phát âm: /əˈmɪdst/

Ý nghĩa: In some dialects and older English, 'amidst' is interchangeable with 'amid' with no difference in meaning.

'Amidst' and 'amid' are the same word with slightly different uses. 'Amidst' is more common in British English and sounds more formal or poetic but means the same as 'amid'.

Amidst the fields, the house stood alone.

They walked amidst tall grass all day.

Language Dialect

Nhãn:

preposition amid dialect formal British English synonym

Từ Tương Tự:

amid among within amidst

amidst