clockwise

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
发音 klŏk'wīz

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock. not-comparable
    — In the southern hemisphere the flow of air around a low-pressure system is clockwise.
副词 adv.
  1. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock. not-comparable
    — Turn the handle clockwise to open it.

词汇关系

反义词
ACW anticlockwise CCW counterclockwise counter-clockwise withershins widdershins

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English clock
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós
Proto-Germanic *wīsaz
Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz
Proto-West Germanic *-wīs
Old English -wīs
Middle English -wis
English -wise
English clockwise
From clock + -wise.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English clock
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós
Proto-Germanic *wīsaz
Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz
Proto-West Germanic *-wīs
Old English -wīs
Middle English -wis
English -wise
English clockwise
From clock + -wise.
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