hither and thither

动词 v. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˌhɪðəɹ‿n̩ ˈðɪðə/|/-ˈθɪðə/    美 /ˌhɪðɚ‿n̩ ˈðɪðɚ/|/-ˈθɪðɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To move here and then there; to move in different directions. archaic,intransitive
    — I have been too long waiting for certainties; hithering''' and thithering being a condition under which I find it almost impossible to write, or indeed to do anything except fret myself to fiddlestrings.
副词 adv.
  1. To here and to there, one place after another; in different directions. not-comparable
    — All alter, nothing finally decayes: / Hether and thether ſtill the Spirit ſtrayes; / Gueſt to all Bodies: out of beaſts it flyes / To men, from men to beaſts; and neuer dyes.
  2. In a disorderly manner. figuratively,not-comparable
    — Presently, men were running hither and thither in all ways. The artillery booming, forward, rearward, and on the flanks made jumble of ideas of direction.

词形变化

hithers and thithers present,singular,third-person hithering and thithering participle,present hithered and thithered participle,past hithered and thithered past

词源

词源 1
The adverb is derived from hither + and + thither. The verb is derived from the phrase “to come hither and go thither”.
词源 2
The adverb is derived from hither + and + thither. The verb is derived from the phrase “to come hither and go thither”.
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