posterior

🇬🇧 UK/pɒ'stiәriә/🇺🇸 US
GREB1

Definitions

adj.

Located at or towards the back or rear; coming after in time or order.

后面的,后部的;其后的

n.

The buttocks.

臀部

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
postafter, behind
+
eriorsuffix
=posterior

Common Collocations

  • 1.posterior lobe后叶
  • 2.posterior wall后壁
  • 3.anterior and posterior前部与后部
  • 4.[posterior region]后部区域

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The posterior lobe of the brain plays a key role in visual processing.

  • 2.

    Events posterior to the signing of the treaty reshaped the entire region.

  • 3.

    The surgeon made an incision on the posterior surface of the knee.

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