poster

poster = coming after

poster

来自拉丁语的poster 意为coming after。

1.preposterous(本来应该在后面的东西跑到前面的pre(=before) + poster(=coming after))
adj.前后颠倒的;反常的;不合理,荒谬的
preposterously adv.荒谬地,不合理地
He makes the preposterous claim that he is the best tennis player in the city.他很荒唐地说自己是本市最出色的网球选手。 2.posterior
adj.(时间、顺序)较晚的,以后的 n.臀部(=buttocks)
kick his posterior 踹他的屁股 3.posterity
n.子孙,后裔,后代
plant trees for the benefit of posterity 为了造福后代而植树 4.postern
n.暗道;后门;边门;私人出入口
postern door /gate 后门