backwater
UK/'bæk.wɒ:tә/US
GREC2
释义
n.
A remote, isolated place where little happens or where progress has stopped
闭塞落后的地方，停滞之地
n.
Still water held back out of the main current of a river
回水，死水
词根拆分
原生英语back + water = 被推到主流之外、静止停滞的水。因为这种水哪儿也去不了，backwater 引申为沉寂、被时代抛下、毫无进展的地方。
词根 back 还连着 10 个词常用搭配
- 1.a rural backwater乡村僻壤
- 2.a sleepy backwater沉寂的小地方
- 3.an economic backwater经济落后地区
例句
- 1.
The town was once a forgotten backwater with no industry at all.
这座小镇曾是个被遗忘的闭塞之地，没有任何产业。
- 2.
He grew up in a rural backwater far from any city.
他在远离城市的乡村僻壤长大。