二人のうち

of the two

→ 2人

phrase Rare #36,477

of the two Used when comparing or selecting between two people. Often followed by 一人 (one), 一方 (one of them), or 方 (the one who).

JA: 二人のうち、どちらが先に来ましたか。

EN: Which of the two came first?

私の息子二人のうち、一人は教師で、もう一人は医者です。

Of my two sons, one is a teacher and the other is a doctor.

二人のうち一人に手伝ってもらいたい

I’d like one of the two of them to help me.

— HERO (2002)

メアリーはその二人のうちで可愛い方です。

Mary is the cuter of the two.

メアリーはその二人のうちで美しい方です。

Mary is the more beautiful of the two.