forward(adv.)
forward(v.)
forward(n.)
古英语 foreweard,指某物的前部或前端,前哨; 参见 forward(副词)。自1879年以来,足球中的位置被称为前锋。
forward(adj.)
Old English foreweard "fore, forward; early; in front, inclined to the front," also "superior," from fore "before" -weard (see -ward).
From the notion of "in a condition of advancement, far along in progress or growth" it was extended in early Modern English to "ready in action or disposition, prompt," and, in a derogatory sense, "over-helpful, presumptuous, impertinent" (by 1560s).