1590s, "side of a ship" (technically, "the side of a ship above the water, between the bow and the quarter"), from broad (adj.) + side (n.); thus "the artillery on one side of a ship all fired off at once" (1590s, with figurative extensions). Two words until late 18c. Of things other than ships, 1630s. But oldest-recorded sense in English is "sheet of paper printed only on one side" (1570s).
雙語例句
1. The ship was moored broadside to the pier.
這艘船橫泊在碼頭旁。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The prime minister fired a broadside at his critics.
首相對批評他的人進行了猛烈反擊。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. She delivered a broadside against government policies.
她對政府的政策進行了猛烈抨擊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The Social Democratic leader launched a broadside against both monetary and political union.