rearward

rearward
adjective
  1. directed towards the back. rear + -ward
    近后部的;在后面的;向后面的
    a slight rearward movement.
    稍微有点朝后的运动。
adverb
  1. (亦作 rearwards)towards the back
    在近后部处;在后面;向后面
    the engine nozzles point rearward.
    发动机的喷管方向朝后。
noun
  1. (一般作 in/at/on the rearward)(archaic or poetic/literary)the part or position at the back of something
    (古或诗/文)后部,后面;后方
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting the rear part of an army): from Anglo-Norman French rerewarde 'rearguard'
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