어원, post-= afterward
posterity n. 후손 (for the good of our posterity)
Similar:
descendants
heirs
successors
offspring
children
family
progeny
scions
issue
seed
postmortem a. 사후의/ n. 검시 (a postmortem examination *mort-= death cf. mortal)
Similar:
autopsy
postmortem examination
PM
dissection
necropsy
preposterous a. 앞뒤가 바뀐 (preposterous insistence *pre-= before; front) 말이 운전하는 마차 연상
mid 16th century: from Latin praeposterus ‘reversed, absurd’ (from prae ‘before’ + posterus ‘coming after’) + -ous.
Similar:
absurd
ridiculous
foolish
stupid
ludicrous
farcical
laughable
comical
risible
harebrained
asinine
inane
nonsensical
pointless
senseless
insane
unreasonable
irrational
illogical
outrageous
shocking
astonishing
monstrous
unbelievable
incredible
unthinkable
crazy
Opposite:
reasonable
sensible
postscript n. 추신 (add a postscript)
postdate v. 날짜에서 뒤지게 하다; 미래 날짜를 적다 (a postdated bill)
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