backwards
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /ˈbækwɜːdz/
美 /ˈbækwɜɹdz/
英文释义
动词 v.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of backward
形容词 adj.
- Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
副词 adv.
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Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
— The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!
词汇关系
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词源
词源 1
From backward + -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, downwards, inwards, etc.”).
词源 2
From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”).
词源 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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