abreast的词源

英文词源

abreast (adv.)

mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.

中文词源

abreast：并排的

发音释义：[ə'brest] adv. 并肩地；并列adj. 并排的；肩并肩的

结构分析：abreast = a（处于）+breast（乳房）→乳房所处状态→并排的。

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abreast：并排

来自短语on breast.