widdershins

副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/    美 /ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise. not-comparable
    — It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church.
  2. The wrong way. Scotland,not-comparable

词形变化

withershins alternative,uncommon widdersins alternative,archaic withersins alternative,archaic widishins alternative,archaic

词汇关系

相关词
deosil sinistral

词源

First use appears c. 1513, from Middle Low German weddersins (also wēder-, -sinnes), from wed(d)der- (“wither-, against, opposite”) + genitive of sin (“direction, way”).
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