| 释义 |
tween, n.2 colloq. (chiefly N. Amer.).
Brit. |ˈtwiːn|, U.S. |twin|
[Short for tween-age n., after teen n.2 Compare earlier tweenie n.]
A person who is nearly, or has only just become, a teenager. Freq. attrib. See also tweenager n.
While the age to which tween applies varies, it is nearly always within the range of eight to fourteen years old. The term is now often used in Marketing or Broadcasting to describe a target market or audience.
[1941N.Y. Herald Tribune 10 Aug. (This Week Mag.) 20/1 (heading) Beauty for tween-teens.] 1946N.Y. Times 30 Aug. 32/8 (advt.) Model for teen-age dresses, size 12, about 5′3{pp}: steady. Tweens, Inc. 1964N.Y. Times 19 May 49/2 The buyers saw outerwear, dresses,..and many other items worn by toddlers, tots, ‘tweens’ and teen-agers. ‘Tweens’ is a term used to describe sizes in pre-teen categories. 1979Globe & Mail (Toronto) 12 Feb. s16/2 Like boys' hockey, ringette is divided into divisions; petite for girls 10 years and under, tweens for 12 and under, juniors for 14 and under, [etc.]. 1989Fortune 8 May 91/1 Marketers' interest in kids extends beyond the supermarket aisles. Polaroid's new camera, the Cool Cam, is designed for ‘tweens’, boys and girls between 9 and 14. 1999Maclean's (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. Tween buying habits..break down according to gender. Although 90 per cent of all tweens play video games, YTV's survey found that 20 per cent of boys spend their allowance on such games, compared with three per cent of girls. |
