| 释义 |
for·nent
\fə(r)ˈnent\ preposition
or for·ninst \-ˈninzt, -ˈnin(t)st\; also for·nenst \-ˈnenzt, -ˈnen(t)st\
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) fornent, forenent, fornentis, from Middle English for-, fore- fore + anent or anentes anenst — more at anent, anenst
1. dialect : in front of : opposite
< a little square fornent the church >
2. dialect : near to : alongside of : beside, against
< left the shovel fornent the fence > |