(adj.) a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); 'ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek' .
贝丝录入
双语例句
He seemed to balance her perfectly in opposition to himself, in their dual motion of walking. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
They were like students flying a machine with dual controls which the pilot could take over whenever they made a mistake. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
From what I have seen of him, I wonder how Lister will be at that once the dual controls are gone? 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
There seemed to be a dual consciousness running in him. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
They had no method of counting beyond a method of indicating two by a dual number, and some way of expressing many. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
But Gerald remained with Birkin, wanting to probe him to the bottom, to know what he meant by the dual will in horses. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
After a while there would not be dual controls and then we would see how well they handled divisions and army corps alone. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.