English Dictionary

backward

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/

副詞

比喩的用法 廃用

At, near or towards the rear of something. / In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing. / In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

日本語の意味

何かの後方、近く、または後ろ向きにある、向かっている状態 / 誰かや何かが通常向いている方向とは反対の方向にある、または向いている状態 / 通常の動きの方向とは逆の方向に動いている、またはその状態

She took a step backward when the dog barked.

犬が吠えたとき、彼女は一歩後ろに下がった。

意味（1）

At, near or towards the rear of something.

The passenger turned around and walked backward, towards the tail of the aircraft.

意味（2）

In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

He tilted his head backward.

意味（3）

In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

In reverse gear the wheel turns backward.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.

This project seems to be going backward.

意味（5）

In a reversed orientation; back to front.

He had his cap on backward.

意味（6）

In a reversed order or sequence.

A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.

意味（7）

Toward or into the past;

As we begin the new millennium, it behoves us to look backward as well as forward.

意味（8）

(obsolete) In the past.

意味（9）

By way of reflection; reflexively.

the Mind can backward caſt Upon herself, her understanding Light

more backward （ comparative ）

most backward （ superlative ）