| 单词 | downward |
| 释义 | downward —downwardly, adv. —downwardness, n. /down"weuhrd/, adv. 1. Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition. 2. down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens. 3. from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation. adj. 4. moving or tending to a lower place or condition. 5. descending from a source or beginning. [1150-1200; ME dounward, aph. var. of adounward, OE adunweard. See DOWN1, -WARD] |
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