posterior
英 [p?'st??r??]
美[pɑ'st?r??]
- adj. 其次的；較后的
- n. 后部；臀部
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?posteriors;
中文詞源
posterior 在后的
來自拉丁語posterus,在后的，后面的，來自post,在后，-or,比較級(jí)后綴。
英文詞源
- posterior (adj.)
- 1530s, "later," from Latin posterior "after, later, behind," comparative of posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-). Meaning "situated behind" is from 1630s.
- posterior (n.)
- "buttocks," euphemistic, 1610s, from posterior (adj.). Earlier it meant "those who come after, posterity" (1530s). Compare Lithuanian pasturas "the last, the hindmost," from pas "at, by."
雙語例句
- 1. He plumped his large posterior into the lavatory pan.
- 他的大屁股坐到了便盆上.
來自英漢文學(xué)
- 2. He paused a moment to raise his posterior from the chair.
- 他停頓了一下,從椅子上立起來.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The posterior hypothalamus performs the function of defence against cold.
- 下丘腦后部執(zhí)行著抵御寒冷的功能.
來自辭典例句
- 4. At the posterior end of the oesophagus is the crop.
- 食道的后端是嗉囊.
來自辭典例句
- 5. This is usually followed by a posterior paresis.
- 隨后通常是后肢麻痹.
來自辭典例句