| 释义 |
hither and thither
Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | hither and thither - from one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post"from pillar to post |
Translationshither (ˈhiðə) adverb to this place. 到這裡 到这里ˌhitherˈto adverb up to this time. Hitherto, this information has been kept secret. 至今 至今hither and thither in various directions. People were running hither and thither. 往不同方向 到处，向各方 hither and thither
hither and thither1. In many different places; everywhere. The kids came in from the beach tracking sand hither and thither. We've looked hither and thither for the cat, but there's no sign of him.2. In many different directions; this way and that. People ran hither and thither when the store opened its doors for the big sale. They found the lost child wandering around hither and thither.See also: and, hither, thitherhither and thitherAlso, hither and yon. Here and there, as in I've been wandering about, hither and thither, or Ruth went hither and yon, searching for her sister. These old words for "here" and "there" are rarely heard outside these expressions, which themselves may be dying out. [c. a.d. 725] See also: and, hither, thitherˌhither and ˈthither (especially literary) in many different directions: When you look down at the square, you see all the people hurrying hither and thither. Hither and thither are old words for ‘here’ and ‘there’.See also: and, hither, thitherhither and thither/yonHere and there; from here to there. The terms, which today have a somewhat archaic or poetic ring, include words that are rarely used outside these expressions: hither, for here; thither, for there; and yon, for yonder. Edward Fitzgerald’s translation of Omar Khayyam describes destiny (fate) playing a game of chess with human beings: “Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays” (1859). W. Somerset Maugham used the second expression with a similar meaning: “The wan characters of Chekhov’s stories drifted hither and yon at the breath of circumstances.” (Christmas Holiday, 1939).See also: and, hither, thither, yonhither and thither
Synonyms for hither and thitheradv from one place or situation to anotherSynonyms |