Backwater

(noun.) a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; 'the country is an economic backwater'.

(noun.) a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; 'the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos'.

校对:维多利亚

• Desert Arabia was in a theological backwater. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• This is what he says: 'MY DEAR Mr. SHERLOCK HOLMES:--Lord Backwater tells me that I may place implicit reliance upon your judgment and discretion. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• It was found disadvantageous to have an entire convolution of the thread of the screw; for one part of it worked in the wake of the other, and resistance was produced by the backwater. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Lord Backwater's Desborough. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• In half an hour we had reached Pitt Street, a quiet little backwater just beside one of the briskest currents of London life. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• And the problem of a forecast is complicated by the possibilities of interludes and backwaters. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

校对:惠特尼