behindhand
behindhand
adjective
adjective
- [predic.]late or slow in doing something, especially paying a debt
（尤指还债）拖延的，迟缓的，拖欠的
I do not want to be behindhand with my shipmates.
我不想拖欠同船船员的债。
the Yoruba have not been behindhand in economic activity.
约鲁巴人的经济活动向来不迟缓。
■(archaic)unaware of recent events
(古)信息闭塞的，落伍的
you are miserably behindhand—Mr Cole gave me a hint of it six weeks ago.
你落伍了，真可悲——科尔先生六周前就暗示我了。
- mid 16th cent.: from behind + hand,on the pattern of beforehand
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