aback

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /əˈbæk/    美 /əˈbæk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inscribed stone square. Early,Modern,obsolete
    — In the Centre, or midst of the Pegm, there was an Aback, or Square, wherein this Elogy was written.
副词 adv.
  1. Towards the back or rear; backwards. Geordie,archaic,not-comparable
    — The mild, though licentious reign, of Louis the Sixteenth, threw France far aback, in her ambitious career; but it gave birth to that revolution, wherein, her warlike propensities and territorial resources were unfolded with tenfold efficacy.
  2. In the rear; a distance behind. archaic,not-comparable
    — There are so many canes upon Reliance that the labourers could not cut those aback, as they prefer cutting those in front. The cane fields aback were in cultivation last year.
  3. By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage) not-comparable
    — I would rather board a hundred of the enemy's frigates, than steer my boat into a fleet of modest women, for a modest woman never fails to take me aback.
  4. Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. not-comparable
    — Q. Was not the Trident at that time aback with one or more Top-sails? A. To the best of my Knowledge she had both Top-sails aback.

词形变化

abacks plural

词汇关系

近义词
unawares
衍生词
aback of abackward
相关词
back

词源

词源 1
From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- (“towards”) + back. Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax)der.
Latin abacusbor.
English aback
Borrowed from Latin abacus.
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