| 释义 |
yond
I. \ˈyänd, ˈyȯnd, ˈyənd\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geond; akin to Gothic jaind to that place, Old English geon, adjective, yonder — more at yon
archaic : yonder
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from yond, adverb
dialect Britain : yon
III. pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from yond, adjective
Britain : that or those yonder
IV. preposition
Etymology: short for beyond (II)
archaic : beyond, past
V. adjective
Etymology: derived from yond (I) (through misunderstanding of the words a tygre yond in Ynde, actually meaning “a tiger yonder in India”, in line E1199 of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales)
obsolete : raging |