posterior

posterior
adjective
  1. (technical, chiefly Anatomy)further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end, especially of the body or a part of it
    (技 主剖)(位置)后的;(尤指身体)后部的,尾部的。 anterior 的反义词
    the posterior part of the gut.
    肠子的尾部。
    a basal body situated just posterior to the nucleus.
    正位于细胞核后部的基体。
    ■(Medicine)relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth
    (医)(胎儿)身体后部,臀部
    a posterior labour.
    臀部先露分娩。
  2. (formal)coming after in time or order; later
    (正式)之后的,以后的
    a date posterior to the first Reform Bill.
    第一次改革法案颁布之后一天。
noun
  1. (humorous)a person's buttocks
    (幽默)臀部,屁股
派生
posteriority
noun
posteriorly
adverb
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (as a plural noun denoting descendants): from Latin, comparative of posterus 'following', from post 'after'
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