back seatn.

Etymology: back- comb. form 1b(a).

A seat at the back of a vehicle. Also, esp. a seat at or towards the back of a hall, etc., an inferior seat; hence colloquial, a position of inferiority or comparative obscurity (originally U.S. in to take a back seat (figurative), to occupy a subordinate place; see seat n. Phrases 3).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > other > position of

back seata1832

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > at back

back seata1832

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > seat > of specific type or position

driver's seata1726

side seat1742

driving seat1788

back seata1832

aisle seat1838

car seat1850

reclining seat1857

window seat1862

passenger seat1867

seat-board1873

garden seat1884

bucket-seat1908

shotgun1940

Sleeperette1950

sleeper seat1960

a1832 R. C. Sands Writings (1834) II. 148 He had..ample room wherein to adjust himself and his properties, on the back-seat [of the coach].

1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xx. 157 The Lady Maria had the back seat to herself.

1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career xiii. 227 The double of Mrs. Gen. Cadwallader took the back seat to herself.

1873 T. B. Aldrich Marjorie Daw 36 The colonel drove, with my father in front, Miss Daw and I on the back seat.

1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. II. 234 Le gros papa took up all the front seat of the carriage... In the middle seats were the young Germans..and in the back seat..on which two people could have been uncomfortably seated, sat the middle-aged Englishman, Walter, and I.

1898 H. S. Canfield Maid of Frontier 176 We took a back seat [in the meeting], me and my girl did.

1928 ‘I. Hay’ Poor Gentleman iv. 71 I'll put you in the back seat together going home.

1859 Harper's Mag. June 54/2 This menagerie of..red skins, whom a score of indefatigable Coopers and Longfellows could never raise to merit a back seat in the heaven of romance.1866 Congress. Globe May 2402/2 When [he]..was acting with the Union party, he proclaimed to the world ‘that traitors should take a back seat’.1881 J. W. Jones in Southern Hist. Soc. Papers IX. 133 I tell you, those able-bodied men who are sleeping in feather beds tonight,..must be content to take back seats when we get home.1885 Society 7 Feb. 9 This great batting achievement must, however, take a back seat.1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 92 ‘Bouncing Bob’ [was] relegated to a ‘back seat’ as wit and occasional bully of the camp.1899 H. James Awkward Age 180 ‘Don't you think that's rather a back seat, as they say, for one's best?’ ‘A back seat?’—she wondered with a purity! ‘If you don't understand,’ said her companion, ‘it serves me right, as your aunt didn't leave me with you to teach you the slang of the day.’1902 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 395 To enliven the milieu, on he brought a circus procession... And Oxford had to take a back seat.1904 Pittsburg Gaz. 8 Aug. 4 This fad for the Pomeranian..has given the broken-nosed pugs a back seat.1959 Times 22 Nov. 5/6 Those who think that the trade union movement should take a back seat in the Labour movement should think again.

Compounds

back-seat driver n. a passenger in the rear seat of a car who gives unsolicited directions to the driver. Hence, figurative, one who criticizes or attempts to direct without responsibility (cf. armchair critic n. at armchair n. and adj. Compounds); one who controls affairs from a subordinate position.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > director > one who directs without responsibility

back-seat driver1927

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > one who rides in a vehicle > rider in motor car > giving unsolicited directions to driver

back-seat driver1927

1927 Collier's 3 Dec. 10/1 You're just another one of them back-seat drivers.

1930 P. G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves ix. 245 Quite suddenly..the car..stopped in its tracks... The back-seat drivers gave tongue. ‘What's the matter? What has happened?’

1955 Times 19 Aug. 6/4 [He] replied that it was contrary to democracy for elected members to consult ‘pressure groups’ and ‘back-seat drivers’.

back-seat driving n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > direction > without responsibility

back-seat driving1926

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > advising or guidance > other types of

back-seat driving1926

1926 Nation (U.S.) 8 Dec. 587/1 What? No taxis..back-seat driving, back-seat kisses?

1948 Economist 8 May 748 What was often no more than vociferous, if irritating, back-seat driving has been..interpreted as attempts..to seize control of the wheel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	back seat
释义	back seatn. Etymology: back- comb. form 1b(a). A seat at the back of a vehicle. Also, esp. a seat at or towards the back of a hall, etc., an inferior seat; hence colloquial, a position of inferiority or comparative obscurity (originally U.S. in to take a back seat (figurative), to occupy a subordinate place; see seat n. Phrases 3). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > other > position of back seata1832 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > at back back seata1832 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > seat > of specific type or position driver's seata1726 side seat1742 driving seat1788 back seata1832 aisle seat1838 car seat1850 reclining seat1857 window seat1862 passenger seat1867 seat-board1873 garden seat1884 bucket-seat1908 shotgun1940 Sleeperette1950 sleeper seat1960 a1832 R. C. Sands Writings (1834) II. 148 He had..ample room wherein to adjust himself and his properties, on the back-seat [of the coach]. 1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xx. 157 The Lady Maria had the back seat to herself. 1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career xiii. 227 The double of Mrs. Gen. Cadwallader took the back seat to herself. 1873 T. B. Aldrich Marjorie Daw 36 The colonel drove, with my father in front, Miss Daw and I on the back seat. 1883 R. Gower My Reminisc. II. 234 Le gros papa took up all the front seat of the carriage... In the middle seats were the young Germans..and in the back seat..on which two people could have been uncomfortably seated, sat the middle-aged Englishman, Walter, and I. 1898 H. S. Canfield Maid of Frontier 176 We took a back seat [in the meeting], me and my girl did. 1928 ‘I. Hay’ Poor Gentleman iv. 71 I'll put you in the back seat together going home. 1859 Harper's Mag. June 54/2 This menagerie of..red skins, whom a score of indefatigable Coopers and Longfellows could never raise to merit a back seat in the heaven of romance.1866 Congress. Globe May 2402/2 When [he]..was acting with the Union party, he proclaimed to the world ‘that traitors should take a back seat’.1881 J. W. Jones in Southern Hist. Soc. Papers IX. 133 I tell you, those able-bodied men who are sleeping in feather beds tonight,..must be content to take back seats when we get home.1885 Society 7 Feb. 9 This great batting achievement must, however, take a back seat.1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 92 ‘Bouncing Bob’ [was] relegated to a ‘back seat’ as wit and occasional bully of the camp.1899 H. James Awkward Age 180 ‘Don't you think that's rather a back seat, as they say, for one's best?’ ‘A back seat?’—she wondered with a purity! ‘If you don't understand,’ said her companion, ‘it serves me right, as your aunt didn't leave me with you to teach you the slang of the day.’1902 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 395 To enliven the milieu, on he brought a circus procession... And Oxford had to take a back seat.1904 Pittsburg Gaz. 8 Aug. 4 This fad for the Pomeranian..has given the broken-nosed pugs a back seat.1959 Times 22 Nov. 5/6 Those who think that the trade union movement should take a back seat in the Labour movement should think again. Compounds back-seat driver n. a passenger in the rear seat of a car who gives unsolicited directions to the driver. Hence, figurative, one who criticizes or attempts to direct without responsibility (cf. armchair critic n. at armchair n. and adj. Compounds); one who controls affairs from a subordinate position. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > director > one who directs without responsibility back-seat driver1927 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > one who rides in a vehicle > rider in motor car > giving unsolicited directions to driver back-seat driver1927 1927 Collier's 3 Dec. 10/1 You're just another one of them back-seat drivers. 1930 P. G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves ix. 245 Quite suddenly..the car..stopped in its tracks... The back-seat drivers gave tongue. ‘What's the matter? What has happened?’ 1955 Times 19 Aug. 6/4 [He] replied that it was contrary to democracy for elected members to consult ‘pressure groups’ and ‘back-seat drivers’. back-seat driving n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > direction > without responsibility back-seat driving1926 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > advising or guidance > other types of back-seat driving1926 1926 Nation (U.S.) 8 Dec. 587/1 What? No taxis..back-seat driving, back-seat kisses? 1948 Economist 8 May 748 What was often no more than vociferous, if irritating, back-seat driving has been..interpreted as attempts..to seize control of the wheel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.a1832
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