endwise

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. On-end; upright; pertaining or relating to the end.
    — ... modes to the exclusion of either radial arms or any specific curve, my invention not referring to these modes, but to neutralising the endwise pressure on the axis, as more particularly stated hereinafter in my claim of invention.
副词 adv.
  1. Upright, or standing on end.
  2. With the end towards the front or towards the observer.
  3. Towards the ends.

词形变化

more endwise comparative most endwise superlative more endwise comparative most endwise superlative

词汇关系

近义词
endways lengthwise sideways sidewise edgeways

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English end
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 endwise
From end + -wise.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English end
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 endwise
From end + -wise.
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