Word OriginOld English geon, of Germanic origin; related to German jener ‘that one’.
Idioms hither and thither | hither and yon
- (especially literary) in many different directions各处;四处
- People began rushing hither and thither.人们开始东奔西跑。
- The rats darted hither and yon, as if looking for an exit.老鼠四处窜来窜去,好像在寻找出口。