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twain /tweɪn/ number old use 1. TWOtwo 二2. never the twain shall meet old use DIFFERENTused to say that two things are so different that they can never exist together 两者永远不能共存Examples from the Corpustwain• She held up her axe to ward off a murderously diving spar, and split it in twain.• Generally, the streetwise dealers work in a separate camp from the more educated types, and never the twain shall meet.Origin twain Old English twegentwain numberChinese two Corpus |