| 释义 |
wid·der·shins
\ˈwidə(r)ˌshinz\ adverb
or with·er·shins \ˈwithə(-\
Etymology: widdershins from Middle Low German weddersinnes, from Middle High German widersinnes, from widersinnen to go back, go against, from wider back, against, again (from Old High German widar) + sinnen to travel, go, from Old High German sinnan (akin to Old High German sind journey, road); withershins alteration (influenced by obsolete English wither-, prefix, from Old English, against, counter, from wither, adverb) of widdershins — more at with, send
: in a left-handed or contrary direction : contrarily, counterclockwise — used especially of ritual circumambulation; compare deasil
< turned to his right, knowing that it is unlucky to walk about a church widdershins — Dorothy Sayers > |