† tween.¹

Forms: Also 1700s twey; 1600s plural tweeze.

Etymology: Aphetic < etwee etui n.

Obsolete.

= tweeze n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for small objects or instruments

etui1611

tweeze1622

puppeta1625

tweezer1654

tweezer-case1686

twee1690

bubble-boy1727

nécessaire1800

poppeta1903

caddy1976

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [noun] > set of > in small case

tweeze1622

twee1749

1690 Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 196 [We also see] Tweeze As rich and costly as all these.

1747 B. Hoadly Suspicious Husband ii. ii Sure I have not dropt my Twee.

1749 in 6th Rep. Deputy Keeper App. ii. 123 Small perspective Glasses with Mathematical and other Instruments and Twees, in one and the same case.

1767 Poetry in Ann. Reg. 236 Seals, rings, 'twees, bodkins.

attributive.1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. ii. 232 What has he left behind him? a twey-case, I suppose, and a bit of a hat won't go on a man's head!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

tween.²int.

Brit.

/twiː/, U.S.

/twi/

Forms: Variously extended, as twee-we-we, twee-twee-twee, twee-ee.

Etymology: Echoic.

An imitation of the sound of a horn, and also of the notes of some birds: see quots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others

chopa1657

twee1708

cheep1819

boo hoo1841

whoof1846

yack1860

twanka-pang1929

wah-wah1938

1708 Motteux in Muses Mercury Jan. 11 With a Twee-we-we, Twee-we-we, think it no Scorn, Cits, Souldiers, and Courtiers, give way to the Horn.

1880 A. B. Todd Poet. Wks. (1907) 258 A little wren its twee-twee-twee let fall.

1909 Daily News 21 June 4 Only the greenfinch's tireless ‘twee-ee’ was to be heard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tweeadj.n.³

Brit.

/twiː/, U.S.

/twi/

Etymology: < tweet, an infantile pronunciation of sweet.

colloquial.

1. Originally: ‘sweet’, dainty, chic. Now only in depreciatory use: affectedly dainty or quaint; over-nice, over-refined, precious, mawkish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > twee

artsy-craftsy1902

twee1905

cutie-pie1940

itsy-bitsy1958

cutesy1968

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective]

streiche?a1513

fustian1523

nipping1568

fashionative1584

affected1598

affectate1599

affecting1600

snufflinga1640

whalebone1801

stiltish1824

stilty1845

posturing1851

greenery-yallery1881

mee-mawing1886

meemaw1898

faisandé1912

twee1956

nerdy1960

pseud1962

pseudo1964

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > twee > of things

twee1962

1905 Punch 8 Mar. 178/1 ‘I call him perfectly twee!’ persisted Phyllis.

1917 M. T. Hainsselin Grand Fleet Days xv. 91 Girl: Oh, here's another little gun; isn't it a darling! Isn't it just too twee for words!

1947 E. Hyams William Medium viii. 164 ‘Isn't he twee!’ said Mary, and pinched his cheek.

1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest x. 193 ‘What twee individuals?’ ‘Those knowledgeable sentimentalists who are forever telling me that it's cruel to lock up the poor wild creatures in little wooden boxes.’

1962 Observer 25 Mar. 25/3 She has a small and, it must be said, pretty twee cottage.

1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iv. 102 The best of our designers who have abandoned the rather ‘twee’ decorative type of embroidered picture.

1973 G. Robyns Wimbledon xxix. 192 There is..a twee Arcadian outdoor studio complete with white trellis and plastic flowers.

1983 Listener 21 July 33/1 Mike Nichols's thriller-fantasy about dolphins should be as nauseatingly twee as the worst Disney—but it isn't.

2. elliptical as n.

ΚΠ

1957 Daily Mail 29 Oct. 12/8 I cannot understand why television's handling of fashion in evening programmes has never got past the twee.

Derivatives

ˈtweely adv. in a twee manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adverb]

affectately1540

affectedly1593

fallalishly1753

tweely1962

1962 Guardian 12 July 7/1 The..highly commendable idea of importing bulk grains..and passing them, tweely packaged, to cage-bird fanciers.

1973 Observer 18 Nov. 36/2 ‘And no doubt, if the bride is awake and has peeped out through the curtains..,’ he speculated tweely.

ˈtweeness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected or artificial quality

affectedness1622

knackishness1660

niminy-pimininess1884

tweeness1958

pseudishness1978

1958 Spectator 2 May 565/3 He manages..to resist the temptation to play up the tweeness and tell the English what they expect to hear.

1981 Radio Times 7 Nov. 21/2 The word ‘herbs’..seems to have become associated with tweeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1690

n.²int.1708

adj.n.³1905

单词	twee
释义	† tween.¹ Forms: Also 1700s twey; 1600s plural tweeze. Etymology: Aphetic < etwee etui n. Obsolete. = tweeze n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for small objects or instruments etui1611 tweeze1622 puppeta1625 tweezer1654 tweezer-case1686 twee1690 bubble-boy1727 nécessaire1800 poppeta1903 caddy1976 society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [noun] > set of > in small case tweeze1622 twee1749 1690 Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 196 [We also see] Tweeze As rich and costly as all these. 1747 B. Hoadly Suspicious Husband ii. ii Sure I have not dropt my Twee. 1749 in 6th Rep. Deputy Keeper App. ii. 123 Small perspective Glasses with Mathematical and other Instruments and Twees, in one and the same case. 1767 Poetry in Ann. Reg. 236 Seals, rings, 'twees, bodkins. attributive.1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. ii. 232 What has he left behind him? a twey-case, I suppose, and a bit of a hat won't go on a man's head! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021). tween.²int. Brit. /twiː/, U.S. /twi/ Forms: Variously extended, as twee-we-we, twee-twee-twee, twee-ee. Etymology: Echoic. An imitation of the sound of a horn, and also of the notes of some birds: see quots. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > others chopa1657 twee1708 cheep1819 boo hoo1841 whoof1846 yack1860 twanka-pang1929 wah-wah1938 1708 Motteux in Muses Mercury Jan. 11 With a Twee-we-we, Twee-we-we, think it no Scorn, Cits, Souldiers, and Courtiers, give way to the Horn. 1880 A. B. Todd Poet. Wks. (1907) 258 A little wren its twee-twee-twee let fall. 1909 Daily News 21 June 4 Only the greenfinch's tireless ‘twee-ee’ was to be heard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tweeadj.n.³ Brit. /twiː/, U.S. /twi/ Etymology: < tweet, an infantile pronunciation of sweet. colloquial. 1. Originally: ‘sweet’, dainty, chic. Now only in depreciatory use: affectedly dainty or quaint; over-nice, over-refined, precious, mawkish. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > twee artsy-craftsy1902 twee1905 cutie-pie1940 itsy-bitsy1958 cutesy1968 the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] streiche?a1513 fustian1523 nipping1568 fashionative1584 affected1598 affectate1599 affecting1600 snufflinga1640 whalebone1801 stiltish1824 stilty1845 posturing1851 greenery-yallery1881 mee-mawing1886 meemaw1898 faisandé1912 twee1956 nerdy1960 pseud1962 pseudo1964 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adjective] > twee > of things twee1962 1905 Punch 8 Mar. 178/1 ‘I call him perfectly twee!’ persisted Phyllis. 1917 M. T. Hainsselin Grand Fleet Days xv. 91 Girl: Oh, here's another little gun; isn't it a darling! Isn't it just too twee for words! 1947 E. Hyams William Medium viii. 164 ‘Isn't he twee!’ said Mary, and pinched his cheek. 1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest x. 193 ‘What twee individuals?’ ‘Those knowledgeable sentimentalists who are forever telling me that it's cruel to lock up the poor wild creatures in little wooden boxes.’ 1962 Observer 25 Mar. 25/3 She has a small and, it must be said, pretty twee cottage. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iv. 102 The best of our designers who have abandoned the rather ‘twee’ decorative type of embroidered picture. 1973 G. Robyns Wimbledon xxix. 192 There is..a twee Arcadian outdoor studio complete with white trellis and plastic flowers. 1983 Listener 21 July 33/1 Mike Nichols's thriller-fantasy about dolphins should be as nauseatingly twee as the worst Disney—but it isn't. 2. elliptical as n. ΚΠ 1957 Daily Mail 29 Oct. 12/8 I cannot understand why television's handling of fashion in evening programmes has never got past the twee. Derivatives ˈtweely adv. in a twee manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adverb] affectately1540 affectedly1593 fallalishly1753 tweely1962 1962 Guardian 12 July 7/1 The..highly commendable idea of importing bulk grains..and passing them, tweely packaged, to cage-bird fanciers. 1973 Observer 18 Nov. 36/2 ‘And no doubt, if the bride is awake and has peeped out through the curtains..,’ he speculated tweely. ˈtweeness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected or artificial quality affectedness1622 knackishness1660 niminy-pimininess1884 tweeness1958 pseudishness1978 1958 Spectator 2 May 565/3 He manages..to resist the temptation to play up the tweeness and tell the English what they expect to hear. 1981 Radio Times 7 Nov. 21/2 The word ‘herbs’..seems to have become associated with tweeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1690n.²int.1708adj.n.³1905
随便看	gloaming starlight gloaming-fall gloaming-hour gloaming-shot gloaming-sight gloaming-sky gloamingfall gloaminghour gloamings gloamingshot gloamingsight gloamingsky gloams gloat gloat it gloat on, upon, or over gloat-eel gloated gloateel gloater gloaters gloating gloatinglier gloatingliest gloatingly

† tween.1

tween.2int.

tweeadj.n.3

Derivatives

† tween.¹

tween.²int.

tweeadj.n.³