posterior
英[pɒ'stɪərɪə]
美[pɑ'stɪrɪɚ]
- adj. 其次的；较后的
- n. 后部；臀部
词态变化
复数: posteriors;
中文词源
posterior 在后的
来自拉丁语posterus,在后的，后面的，来自post,在后，-or,比较级后缀。
英文词源
- posterior (adj.)
- 1530s, "later," from Latin posterior "after, later, behind," comparative of posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-). Meaning "situated behind" is from 1630s.
- posterior (n.)
- "buttocks," euphemistic, 1610s, from posterior (adj.). Earlier it meant "those who come after, posterity" (1530s). Compare Lithuanian pasturas "the last, the hindmost," from pas "at, by."
双语例句
- 1. He plumped his large posterior into the lavatory pan.
- 他的大屁股坐到了便盆上.
来自英汉文学
- 2. He paused a moment to raise his posterior from the chair.
- 他停顿了一下,从椅子上立起来.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The posterior hypothalamus performs the function of defence against cold.
- 下丘脑后部执行着抵御寒冷的功能.
来自辞典例句
- 4. At the posterior end of the oesophagus is the crop.
- 食道的后端是嗉囊.
来自辞典例句
- 5. This is usually followed by a posterior paresis.
- 随后通常是后肢麻痹.
来自辞典例句