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).
双语例句
1. The ship was moored broadside to the pier.
这艘船横泊在码头旁。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The prime minister fired a broadside at his critics.
首相对批评他的人进行了猛烈反击。
来自《权威词典》
3. She delivered a broadside against government policies.
她对政府的政策进行了猛烈抨击.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The Social Democratic leader launched a broadside against both monetary and political union.
