aft

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ɑːft/    美 /æft/|/ɐːft/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel. uncountable,usually
    — Holonyms: watercraft < vessel
  2. Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening. alt-of,alternative,dated,slang
    — A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".
形容词 adj.
  1. located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
副词 adv.
  1. At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
    — I came safe on board, but I felt anything but easy about the boat and the boy; my thoughts were not where they should be, for every moment I had to give the boat and the boy a look, and at last I saw a sea strike the boat aft, which gave it a send forward and under, and the next moment he was gone.

词形变化

afts plural further aft comparative farther aft comparative more aft comparative furthest aft superlative farthest aft superlative most aft superlative further aft comparative farther aft comparative more aft comparative furthest aft superlative farthest aft superlative most aft superlative afts plural

词汇关系

反义词
fore forward

词源

词源 1
From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
词源 2
Clipping of afternoon.
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