together: [OE] The etymological notion underlying together is of ‘gathering’ things into one group. It was formed from the preposition to and the element *gad- denoting ‘association, company’, which also lies behind gather. => gather
Old English togædere "so as to be present in one place, in a group, in an accumulated mass," from to (see to) + gædere "together" (adv.), apparently a variant of the adverb geador "together," from Proto-Germanic *gaduri- "in a body," from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join, fit" (see good, and compare gather).
In reference to single things, "so as to be unified or integrated," from c. 1300. Adjective meaning "self-assured, free of emotional difficulties" is first recorded 1966. German cognate zusammen has as second element the Old High German verbal cognate of English same (Old English also had tosamne "together").
双语例句
1. They were knocking around together for about a year.
他们交往大概有一年了。
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2. They're trying their best to bring together those separated families.
他们正尽最大的努力让离散的家人重聚。
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3. You can cobble it together from any old combination of garments.
把以前的衣服随便搭配一下就能拼凑出一套。
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4. They attended college together at the University of Pennsylvania.
他们一起就读于宾夕法尼亚大学。
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5. My husband is constantly thrown together with young people through his work.
