posterior

pos·te·ri·or

P0469200 (pŏ-stîr′ē-ər, pō-)adj.1. Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.2. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the back of the body in humans and other primates.3. Botany Next to or facing the main stem or axis.4. Coming after in order; following.5. Following in time; subsequent.n. The buttocks.

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[Latin, comparative of posterus, coming after, from post, afterward; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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pos·te′ri·or·ly adv.

posterior

(pɒˈstɪərɪə) adj1. situated at the back of or behind something2. coming after or following another in a series3. coming after in time4. (Zoology) zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end5. (Botany) botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem6. (Anatomy) anatomy dorsal or towards the spinen7. (Anatomy) the buttocks; rump8. (Statistics) statistics a posterior probability[C16: from Latin: latter, from posterus coming next, from post after] posˈteriorly adv

pos•te•ri•or

(pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-)

adj. 1. situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior). 2. coming after in order, as in a series. 3. coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes fol. by to). 4. a. (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body. b. (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds. 5. Bot. toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower. n. 6. the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks. [1525–35; < Latin, comp. of posterus coming after, derivative of post after] pos•te′ri•or•ly, adv. pos•te`ri•or′i•ty (-ˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-) n. syn: See back¹.

posterior

1. Behind; to the rear.2. Toward or at the back.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	posterior - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, buttbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitytorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	2.	posterior - a tooth situated at the back of the mouthback toothtooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
Adj.	1.	posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structureback - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
	2.	posterior - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"later, ulteriorsubsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

posterior

noun1. bottom, behind (informal), bum (Brit. slang), seat, rear, tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) her curvaceous posterioradjective1. rear, back, hinder, hind the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

posterior

adjective1. Located in the rear:back, hind, hindmost, postern, rear.Nautical: after.2. Following something else in time:after, later, subsequent, ulterior.nounThe part of one's back on which one rests in sitting:buttock (used in plural), derrière, rump, seat.Informal: backside, behind, bottom, rear.Slang: bun (used in plural), fanny, tush.Chiefly British: bum.

Translations

后来的后面的

posterior

(pəˈstiəriə) adjective coming, or situated behind. 後來的，(位置上)後面的 后来的，（位置上）后面的