英和和英

語源

From French dos à dos (“back to back”), from dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum (“back”)) and à (from Latin ad (“to”).

発音

• IPA: /ˌdəʊsəˈdəʊ/, /ˌdəʊsiˈdəʊ/

名詞

dos a dos

1. A move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other.
2. (historical) A sofa, open carriage, etc. constructed so that the occupants sit back to back.

副詞

dos a dos (not comparable)

1. Back to back.

   to sit dos a dos on a camel

   to dance dos a dos, so that two dancers move forward and pass back to back

参考

• do paso
• square dance