n. 后面;背部;靠背;足球等的后卫;书报等的末尾
vt. 支持;后退;背书;下赌注
vi. 后退;背靠;倒退
adv. 以前;向后地;来回地;上溯
adj. 后面的;过去的;拖欠的
n. (Back)人名;(西、英、德、法、瑞典、捷)巴克
back 背,后面
词源不详,可能来自拉丁词bacilum, 杆,指脊柱,竖背。与ridge, 山脊,横背相对应。
If I durst speak to herself, you may be certain I would never dream of trusting it to you; because I know you like the back of my hand, and all your blustering talk is that much wind to me.The story, a sequel to "Kidnapped," has a Scottish setting and context, and the back of my hand to you was noted in the late 19th century as a Scottish expression meaning "I will have nothing to do with you" [see Longmuir's edition of Jamieson's Scottish dictionary]. In English generally, the back of (one's) hand has been used to imply contempt and rejection since at least 1300. Perhaps the connection of a menacing dismissal is what made Stevenson choose that particular anatomical reference.