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posterior


  • 英式英标[pɑ\'stɪrɪɚ]
  • 美式音标[pɒ\'stɪərɪə]

adj. 其次的;较后的

n. 后部;臀部

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."

实用例句

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.
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4. At the posterior end of the oesophagus is the crop.
食道的后端是嗉囊.
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5. This is usually followed by a posterior paresis.
随后通常是后肢麻痹.
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