posthaste

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/    美 /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of post-haste. alt-of,alternative,uncountable
    — "And this, I take it, Is the main motive of our preparations The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of this post-haste and rummage in the land."
副词 adv.
  1. Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed. dated,formal,not-comparable
    — It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste.

词形变化

post-haste alternative post haste alternative postehaste alternative,archaic poste-haste alternative,archaic post-haste alternative post haste alternative postehaste alternative,archaic poste-haste alternative,archaic

词源

词源 1
From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
词源 2
From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.
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