'twas

参见：twas、TWAs 和 t'was

英语

发音

• (英国，标准英音) 国际音标^(帮助)：/twɒz/
• (美国，通用美式) 国际音标^(帮助)：/twʌz/

• （美国）音频：

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缩约形

’twas

1. (古旧或诗歌) it was的缩约形。
   • 1779, John Newton, “Amazing Grace”:

     ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, / […]

   • 1823, perhaps Clement Clarke Moore, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”:

     ’Twas the night before Christmas, […]

   • 1871, Lewis Carroll, “Jabberwocky”, in Through the Looking-Glass:

     ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; / […]

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, 章号 1, 出自 Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

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   • 2012年5月8日, “Noble Knight Artorigus”, 出自 Galactic Overlord, Konami:

     ’Twas the first of many feats so great,
     A legend through and through. We sing of him,
     Artorigus, the Noble and the brave.

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反义词

• ’twasn’t

参见

• 'twere、'tweren't
• 'tis、'tisn't
• 'twill/'tshall/it'll、'twon't
• 'twould/'twou'd、'twouldn't/'twou'dn't

异序词

• ATWS, AWTs, S.W.A.T., SWAT, Swat, TAWS, WSTA, sawt, staw, swat, taws, was't, wast, wats