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单词 posteriorly
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posteriorlyadv.

Brit. /pɒˈstɪərɪəli/, U.S. /pɑˈstɪriərli/, /poʊˈstɪriərli/
Forms: see posterior n., adj., and adv. and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posterior adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < posterior adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare French postérieurement at a later time, subsequently (1660), behind, to the rear (1731 or earlier in the passage translated in quot. 1740 at sense 1; rare in this sense before the 20th cent.).
1. Chiefly Anatomy and Biology. In a posterior position; behind; to the rear.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > positions or directions in body > [adverb] > specific
upwardsc1400
posteriorly1598
centrad1803
dextrad1803
distad1803
peripherad1803
proximad1803
sinistrad1803
atlantad1825
rostrad1831
mesially1849
ventrad1849
peripherally1852
posterolaterally1857
rostrally1863
distally1870
medianly1870
ventrally1870
postaxially1873
preaxially1873
posteroventrally1877
proximally1878
mesad1881
lateralwards1882
ventralwards1883
preaxiad1888
mesally1890
anteriad1891
haemad1891
postaxiad1892
lateralward1895
sagittally1895
ventral1899
posteriad1902
ipsilaterally1950
midsagittally1960
ventromedially1960
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. sig. * iv b The two..doe demonstrate all externall partes, as well anteriorlye, as posteriorlye [Fr. tant du devant que du derriere; Du. so wel van voren als van actheren].
1740 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. (ed. 2) xxxvi. 139 Below the Armpit, a little posteriorly [Fr. postérieurement].
1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 134 It [sc. the tumour] was of a hard consistence, like tallow in its anterior part, but softer posteriorly.
1810 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 100 266 The body..appears also to have a small aperture, posteriorly through which it discharges its excrement.
1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths I. 9 These stripes are blue anteriorly, and white posteriorly.
1875 W. Houghton Sketches Brit. Insects 14 An oesophagus terminating posteriorly in a widened cavity.
1914 Amer. Naturalist 48 395 The failure of the white nose stripe to extend farther posteriorly may be due to the persistence of this patch.
1948 A. L. Rand Mammals E. Rockies 81 Darker posteriorly, on tail, and on legs.
1994 Dog World June 57/1 A bony ridge extending posteriorly (and laterally) from beneath the eye orbit.
2. At a later time, subsequently. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > after, afterwards, or later
sitheneOE
aftereOE
sithOE
eftOE
latterOE
aftOE
sithencea1170
sithrec1175
thereup?c1225
baftc1275
furtherc1290
eftsoon1297
therewithala1300
afterwardc1300
afterwardsc1300
soc1300
therewithc1369
eftersoonsa1400
suingly?a1425
at after1425
followingly?c1425
afterhand1438
syne1489
by posteriority1523
in sequel1524
still1526
later1527
subsequently1537
senthis?1553
lately1565
subsequent1568
behindc1600
sequelarly1600
posterior1628
in prosecutiona1641
subsequentiallya1683
artera1746
posteriorly1799
ulteriorly1818
later on1829
1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 163 Rifts posteriorly choaked up.
1849 in B. Gregory Side Lights Confl. Meth. 457 That pledge was given..posteriorly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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