aback
abackadverb- (archaic)towards or situated to the rear
(古)向后,位于后方
- (Sailing)with the sail pressed backwards against the mast by a headwind
(航海)逆帆
常用词组take someone aback- shock or surprise someone
使某人震惊(吃惊)
he was taken aback by her directness.
她的直率让他吃惊。
语源- Old English on bæc (see a- back)For long written as two words, the term came to be treated as a single word in nautical use
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