among跟between都是在...中间的意思 到底怎么用？

Among和between这两个介词都可以表示“在……之间”，具体有什么区别呢?一起来看看吧!

among

可作介词，意为“在……之间”，有三种含义：

1 由一群人或物包围：

We walked among hundreds of bluebells.

我们走在风信子花丛中。

2 属于某一个团体：

A British woman was among the 20 victims of the crash.

英国女人是车祸的20个受害者之一。

3 当涉及到三个或三个以上的人或事物，用来显示关系、选择、分配等。

He divided his fortune among his four children.

他把财富分给他的四个孩子。

between

可作介词和副词，意为“在……之间、中间”等，有六种含义：

1 空间关系上位于两个独立的人或物之间：

He was standing between Jeff and Kevin.

他站在杰夫和凯文之间。

There’s a high-speed train service between New York and Washington.

纽约和华盛顿之间有高速列车服务。

2 时间关系上位于两个独立的时间或事件之间：

Many changes took place between the two world wars.

两次世界大战之间发生了许多变化。

3 两个点之间的时间范围：

Her sons, aged between 5 and 9, go to primary school.

她的儿子年龄在5-9岁之间，转到小学上学。

4 用来表示关系、选择和区别：

You have to choose between two or three different options.

你必须在两到三个不同选项之间做出选择。

Talks between France and Germany are continuing.

法国和德国之间的谈判仍在继续。

5 表示人或事物之间的共享：

They ate the whole birthday cake between them.

他们一同吃了整个蛋糕。

6 表示人或事物之间的资源或动作等联系：

We’ve created something between us.

我们之间已经建立了某种联系。

一些传统的观点认为between应用于两者之间，而among用于三者或三者以上的情形。但目前，这种用法已经过时。一些权威机构认为between和among均可以用于三者及三者以上的情形中。

✔ He divided his fortune between his four children.

✔ He divided his fortune among his four children.

但在一些情况下between和among不可以互换：

具体的时间点之间：用between

✔ The children were aged between 12 and 16.

X The children were aged among 12 and 16.

指具体的人、团体或东西：用between

✔ A treaty was drawn up between France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

X A treaty was drawn up among France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

✔ Flights between London and Crete begin in early April.

X Flights among London and Crete begin in early April.

指成员、事物等可作为一个整体：用among

✔ There was agreement among members that fees should not be raised.

X There was agreement between members that fees should not be raised.

✔ The Petronas Towers are among the architectural wonders of the world.

X The Petronas Towers are between the architectural wonders of the world.

具体事物的区别时：用between(不论物体多少)

✔ The difference between those results is not statistically significant.

X The difference among those results is not statistically significant.