also back-door, "devious, shady, illegal," 1640s. The notion is of business done out of public view. The noun back door in the literal sense is from 1520s, from back (adj.) + door. The association with sodomy is at least from 19c.; compare also back-door man "a married woman's lover," black slang, early 20c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Backdoor deals are unhealthy practice.
走后門是一種不正之風(fēng).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. He brushed aside talk of greedy MPs voting themselves a backdoor pay rise.
他沒(méi)有理會(huì)貪婪的下院議員們投票為他們自己悄悄加薪的傳聞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He did the backdoor deals that allowed the government to get its budget through Parliament on time.