单词 | sternforemost |
释义 | sternforemost in British English (ˈstɜːnˈfɔːməʊst) adverb nautical backwards backwards in British English (ˈbækwədz) or backward adverb 1. towards the rear 2. with the back foremost 3. in the reverse of usual order or direction 4. to or towards the past 5. into a worse state the patient was slipping backwards 6. towards the point of origin 7. bend over backwards 8. know backwards sternforemost in American English (ˌstɜrnˈfɔrmoʊst) adverb 1. with the stern foremost; backward 2. awkwardly; clumsily sternforemost in American English (ˌstɜːrnˈfɔrmoust, -ˈfour-, esp Brit -məst) adverb 1. Nautical with the stern foremost 2. awkwardly; with difficulty Word origin [1830–40; stern2 + foremost]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, nationalism, orientation, rococo, walkover |
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