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-derivedpostafter, 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.