postern
英 ['p?st(?)n; 'p??st-]
美
- n. 后門(mén)，邊門(mén)；暗道
- adj. 后門(mén)的；后面的
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?posterns;
英文詞源
- postern (n.)
- late 13c., "back door, private door," from Old French posterne "side or rear gate," earlier posterle, from Late Latin posterula "small back door or gate," diminutive of Latin posterus "that is behind, coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. We slipped out of the postern door of the castle.
- 我們從城堡的后門(mén)溜出.
來(lái)自辭典例句