• adv. 向船尾；在船尾；向后

來自短語on stern. stern, 后面，詞源同steer, 駕駛。

astern (adv.)

1620s, from a- (1) "on" + stern (n.).

1. At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.

在關鍵時刻，駁船不能向后駛。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The captain was astern, pretending he was sleeping.

船長在船尾，假裝睡著了。

來自柯林斯例句

3. One of the fishing boats sank down astern of us.

有一艘漁船在我們后面沉沒了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He cut the rope then and went astern to noose the tail.

然后他割下一截繩子,走到船梢去套住魚尾巴.

來自英漢文學 - 老人與海

5. 'Look astern, doctor,'replied the captain.

“ 你往船后看, 大夫. ” 船長說.

來自英漢文學 - 金銀島