| 释义 |
back-way|ˈbækˈweɪ|
[f. back a.]
A way at the back, or leading to the back, of any place; hence, an indirect, roundabout way, a by-path.
1577Holinshed Chron. I. 38/2 The entries, the backwaies, and the whole situation thereof. 1660Bond Scut. Reg. 10 Death..still will have, A thousand backwayes to the grave. 1709J. Stevens Quevedo's Com. Wks. 74 He should come in the back-way..and open the Garden Door. 1866G. Macdonald Ann. Q. Neighb. ii. (1878) 21, I would not creep out the back way. |