aftermostadj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəməʊst/,

/ˈaftəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌmoʊst/

Forms:

α. Old English æftemest, Old English æftemynstan (weak declension, accusative, probably transmission error), Old English æftemyst, early Middle English eftemest.

β. early Middle English aftermest, 1600s– aftermost.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after adv., -most suffix.

Etymology: In α. forms cognate with or formed similarly to Gothic aftumists last, showing a superlative formation (see -most suffix and discussion at that entry) ultimately on the same base as the comparative formation represented by after adv.; compare also Gothic aftuma last (the -t- probably belongs ultimately to the suffix, showing an extended form of the Indo-European superlative suffix discussed at -most suffix, and represented by Sanskrit -tama , classical Latin -timus (see discussion at maritime adj.)). In β. forms showing either an alteration of α. forms after after adj. or after adv., or (especially in later use) a new formation < after adv. + -most suffix. Compare also (rare) Old English æfterest (see after adj.).Apparently unattested between the early 13th and early 17th centuries.

a. Nearest to the rear; furthest back. Also: last in order.

ΚΠ

eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) iv. vi. 94 He..bebead þæm twam folcum, þonne he self mid þæm fyrmestan dæle wið þæs æftemestan fluge, þæt hie þonne on Reguluses fird on twa healfa þwyres on fore.

OE Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Laud) 61 Þeos boc [sc. Apocalipsis] ys æftemyst on ðære bibliothecan.

1616 H. Ainsworth Annot. First Bk. Moses, called Genesis sig. Aa^v/2 He put the hand-mayds, and their children, first: and Leah and her children, after; and Rachel and Ioseph, aftermost.

1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rand tr. J. Riolan Sure Guide iv. ii. 123 The Petty-Brain being pulled asunder, you shal see how it conteins within it the fourth Ventricle, between the two aftermost Roots of the Marrow of the back.

1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 3 247 That rope which is made fast on one side to the aftermost Pharah [sc. a rope], then carried under the tail [of an elephant].

1841 E. Miles & N. Miles Epitome Royal Navy 166 If the fleet be arranged in three parts, each part is called a squadron—the foremost or van squadron commanded by the vice-admiral, the rear or aftermost squadron by a rear-admiral or commodore of the first class, [etc.].

1871 Musical World 5 Aug. 496/2 The Perthshire Advertiser extracts the following from a visitor's book:—... And immediately below:—... Still further below, Yet lower, an aftermost visitor wrote:—[etc.].

1913 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 7) at Gyrus Ecker's gyrus, the aftermost of the occipital convolutions of the cerebrum.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 4 Jan. 26 Eddie Edwards, Britain's aftermost athlete, is in hospital today contemplating the end of his spectacularly unsuccessful career as a ski jumper.

2001 Autoweek (Nexis) 2 July 29 He contrived to have the aftermost portion of the wagon's roof slide forward.

b. Chiefly Nautical. Nearest the stern of a ship or (in later use) the tail of an aircraft.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adjective]

efta1522

aftermost1658

steermost1667

aft1711

sternmost1838

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Stern, the aftermost part of a ship.

1757 London Chron. 30 July–2 Aug. 106/1 By breaching his aftermost Guns aft.

1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere I. ii. 8 I ordered the two foremost, and two aftermost guns to be thrown overboard.

1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge iv. 61 We found a cluster of people at the aftermost part of the felucca.

1882 W. H. White Man. Naval Archit. (ed. 2) 506 It is customary to have the greatest rake in the aftermost mast.

1912 Mariner′s Mirror 2 302 The aftermost unrattled shroud was called the swifter.

1973 P. O'Brian H.M.S. Surprise v. 89 In the aftermost carline-culver of the larboard berth there is a hole.

1999 Flight Internat. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 3 Passengers..will approach it from fore and aft, in contrast to the foremost and aftermost Type A doors which receive evacuees from one direction only.

†2. With reference to time: last, latest. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > later > last, latest, or most advanced

aftermostOE

utterestc1400

uttermostc1440

utmosta1500

lattermore1534

furthest1559

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order

latemostOE

nextOE

aftermostOE

latestOE

lastc1175

outmost1447

terminalc1475

extreme1477

hindmost1526

final1530

lag1552

uttermosta1555

darrein1555

utter1558

lattermost1566

afterward1584

dernier1602

ultime1626

ultimate1728

postreme1814

OE West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) vii. 37 On þam æftemestan [c1200 Hatton aftermesten] mæran freolsdæge stod se Hælend & clypode.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 23 (MED) Mankin shal a domesdai risen of deaðe and elch man heren his dom bi eftemeste erdede.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aftermost
释义	aftermostadj. Brit. /ˈɑːftəməʊst/, /ˈaftəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌmoʊst/ Forms: α. Old English æftemest, Old English æftemynstan (weak declension, accusative, probably transmission error), Old English æftemyst, early Middle English eftemest. β. early Middle English aftermest, 1600s– aftermost. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Perhaps also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after adv., -most suffix. Etymology: In α. forms cognate with or formed similarly to Gothic aftumists last, showing a superlative formation (see -most suffix and discussion at that entry) ultimately on the same base as the comparative formation represented by after adv.; compare also Gothic aftuma last (the -t- probably belongs ultimately to the suffix, showing an extended form of the Indo-European superlative suffix discussed at -most suffix, and represented by Sanskrit -tama , classical Latin -timus (see discussion at maritime adj.)). In β. forms showing either an alteration of α. forms after after adj. or after adv., or (especially in later use) a new formation < after adv. + -most suffix. Compare also (rare) Old English æfterest (see after adj.).Apparently unattested between the early 13th and early 17th centuries. 1. a. Nearest to the rear; furthest back. Also: last in order. ΚΠ eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) iv. vi. 94 He..bebead þæm twam folcum, þonne he self mid þæm fyrmestan dæle wið þæs æftemestan fluge, þæt hie þonne on Reguluses fird on twa healfa þwyres on fore. OE Ælfric Let. to Sigeweard (De Veteri et Novo Test.) (Laud) 61 Þeos boc [sc. Apocalipsis] ys æftemyst on ðære bibliothecan. 1616 H. Ainsworth Annot. First Bk. Moses, called Genesis sig. Aa^v/2 He put the hand-mayds, and their children, first: and Leah and her children, after; and Rachel and Ioseph, aftermost. 1657 N. Culpeper & W. Rand tr. J. Riolan Sure Guide iv. ii. 123 The Petty-Brain being pulled asunder, you shal see how it conteins within it the fourth Ventricle, between the two aftermost Roots of the Marrow of the back. 1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 3 247 That rope which is made fast on one side to the aftermost Pharah [sc. a rope], then carried under the tail [of an elephant]. 1841 E. Miles & N. Miles Epitome Royal Navy 166 If the fleet be arranged in three parts, each part is called a squadron—the foremost or van squadron commanded by the vice-admiral, the rear or aftermost squadron by a rear-admiral or commodore of the first class, [etc.]. 1871 Musical World 5 Aug. 496/2 The Perthshire Advertiser extracts the following from a visitor's book:—... And immediately below:—... Still further below, Yet lower, an aftermost visitor wrote:—[etc.]. 1913 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 7) at Gyrus Ecker's gyrus, the aftermost of the occipital convolutions of the cerebrum. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 4 Jan. 26 Eddie Edwards, Britain's aftermost athlete, is in hospital today contemplating the end of his spectacularly unsuccessful career as a ski jumper. 2001 Autoweek (Nexis) 2 July 29 He contrived to have the aftermost portion of the wagon's roof slide forward. b. Chiefly Nautical. Nearest the stern of a ship or (in later use) the tail of an aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [adjective] efta1522 aftermost1658 steermost1667 aft1711 sternmost1838 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Stern, the aftermost part of a ship. 1757 London Chron. 30 July–2 Aug. 106/1 By breaching his aftermost Guns aft. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere I. ii. 8 I ordered the two foremost, and two aftermost guns to be thrown overboard. 1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge iv. 61 We found a cluster of people at the aftermost part of the felucca. 1882 W. H. White Man. Naval Archit. (ed. 2) 506 It is customary to have the greatest rake in the aftermost mast. 1912 Mariner′s Mirror 2 302 The aftermost unrattled shroud was called the swifter. 1973 P. O'Brian H.M.S. Surprise v. 89 In the aftermost carline-culver of the larboard berth there is a hole. 1999 Flight Internat. (Nexis) 17 Mar. 3 Passengers..will approach it from fore and aft, in contrast to the foremost and aftermost Type A doors which receive evacuees from one direction only. †2. With reference to time: last, latest. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > later > last, latest, or most advanced aftermostOE utterestc1400 uttermostc1440 utmosta1500 lattermore1534 furthest1559 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order latemostOE nextOE aftermostOE latestOE lastc1175 outmost1447 terminalc1475 extreme1477 hindmost1526 final1530 lag1552 uttermosta1555 darrein1555 utter1558 lattermost1566 afterward1584 dernier1602 ultime1626 ultimate1728 postreme1814 OE West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) vii. 37 On þam æftemestan [c1200 Hatton aftermesten] mæran freolsdæge stod se Hælend & clypode. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 23 (MED) Mankin shal a domesdai risen of deaðe and elch man heren his dom bi eftemeste erdede. 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