south

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
/ˈsaʊ̯θ/|/ˈsawθ/    /ˈsaʊ̯θ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane. countable,uncountable
    — Germany is south of Denmark.
  2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. countable,uncountable
    — Just before independence (in 1955) the military garrison in the south rebelled and that was the beginning of a civil war between the north and the south ...
  3. In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar. countable,uncountable
    — If candidates stand on the liturgical south facing the presider and liturgical assistants on the liturgical north, it will present better visual lines for the congregation than if they stand facing east and west with their backs toward the congregation.
  4. The negative or south pole of a magnet countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
  2. To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
    — The moon souths at nine.
形容词 adj.
  1. Toward the south; southward. not-comparable
  2. from the south. not-comparable
  3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern. not-comparable
  4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic. not-comparable
    — south highway 1
  5. Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south. not-comparable
    — Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road.
副词 adv.
  1. Toward the south; southward.
  2. Downward.
  3. In an adverse direction or trend. figuratively
    — His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
  4. Of wind, from the south.

词形变化

souths plural further south comparative farther south comparative furthest south superlative farthest south superlative souths present,singular,third-person southing participle,present southed participle,past southed past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *sunþ
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros
Proto-Germanic *sunþraz

Proto-Germanic *sunþraz
Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr
Old English sūþ
Middle English south
English south
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *sunþ
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros
Proto-Germanic *sunþraz

Proto-Germanic *sunþraz
Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr
Old English sūþ
Middle English south
English south
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *sunþ
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros
Proto-Germanic *sunþraz

Proto-Germanic *sunþraz
Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr
Old English sūþ
Middle English south
English south
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).
词源 4
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *sunþ
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros
Proto-Germanic *sunþraz

Proto-Germanic *sunþraz
Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr
Old English sūþ
Middle English south
English south
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).
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