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twofold

英['tuːfəʊld] 美['tufold]
  • adj. 双重的;两倍的
  • adv. 双重地;两倍地

英英释意


1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities;
"a double (or dual) role for an actor"
"the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
"every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
2. twice as great or many;
"ate a double portion"
"the dose is doubled"
"a twofold increase"