backward

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/    美 /ˈbækwɚd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state behind or past.
    — In the dark backward and abysm of time.
动词 v.
  1. To keep back, to delay, to retard. dated,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Indicating position or direction.; Situated toward or at the rear of something.
    — The silt collects in the backward part of the tank.
  2. Indicating position or direction.; Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
    — a backward tilt of the head
  3. Indicating position or direction.; Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
    — The occasional apparent backward movement of planets is evidence that they revolve around the sun.
  4. Indicating position or direction.; Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress. figuratively
    — This is a backward step for the country.
  5. Indicating position or direction.; Reversed in order or sequence.
    — This backward writing is hard to read.
  6. Expressing lack of development or advancement.; Retarded in development; not as advanced as would be expected. figuratively
    — The child is backward in his school work.
  7. Expressing lack of development or advancement.; Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated. figuratively
    — They were a backward people without any writing.
  8. Expressing lack of development or advancement.; Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning. figuratively
    — a backward child
  9. Expressing lack of development or advancement.; Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated. figuratively
    — The party’s ideas and policies are very backward.
  10. Expressing lack of development or advancement.; Late or behindhand. figuratively
    — a backward season
  11. Reluctant or unwilling to advance or act; shy. often
    — She certainly isn’t backward in coming forward!
  12. Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
  13. On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
  14. Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
  15. Unwilling; averse; reluctant. obsolete
    — For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves.
  16. Already past or gone; bygone. obsolete
    — The soul forgets her schemes of Hope and Pride, / and flies unconscious o'er each backward year.
副词 adv.
  1. At, near or towards the rear of something.
    — The passenger turned around and walked backward, towards the tail of the aircraft.
  2. In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
    — He tilted his head backward.
  3. In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
    — In reverse gear the wheel turns backward.
  4. Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state. figuratively
    — This project seems to be going backward.
  5. In a reversed orientation; back to front.
    — He had his cap on backward.
  6. In a reversed order or sequence.
    — A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
  7. Toward or into the past.
    — As we begin the new millennium, it behoves us to look backward as well as forward.
  8. In the past. obsolete
  9. By way of reflection; reflexively.
    — the Mind can backward caſt Upon herself, her understanding Light

词形变化

more backward comparative most backward superlative more backward comparative most backward superlative backwards present,singular,third-person backwarding participle,present backwarded participle,past backwarded past

词汇关系

近义词
reversedly in reverse dated obsolete primitive back to front
反义词
forward forwards
衍生词
ass-backward ass backward backwardation backward compatibility backward compatible backward-compatible backward compliment backward design backward dive backward in coming forward backward incompatibility backward incompatible backward induction backward integration backwardism backward linkage backward-looking backward-lookingness backwardly backward masking backwardness backward pass backward pawn backward rationalization backward rationalize backward roll backward slash bend over backward camback fast backward forward-backward algorithm other backward class unbackward work backward

词源

词源 1
From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with Old Frisian bekward (“backward”).
词源 2
From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with Old Frisian bekward (“backward”).
词源 3
From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with Old Frisian bekward (“backward”).
词源 4
From Middle English bakwarde, abakward, equivalent to back (adverb) + -ward. Cognate with Old Frisian bekward (“backward”).
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