backwaterKK [ˋbæˏkwɔtɚ] /ˈbæˌkwɔtɚ/名詞1窮鄉僻壤、閉塞落後的地方貶義The town was a cultural backwater until the new museum opened.在新博物館開幕前,這個小鎮在文化上一片閉塞。2死水、滯水、回水Mosquitoes bred in the still backwaters behind the dam.蚊子在水壩後方的死水區大量繁殖。