down east

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Northeastern New England (particularly the easternmost section of the U.S. state of Maine) and Canada's Maritime provinces (sometimes including the Gaspé Peninsula and Newfoundland), an area that corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of the Maritimes, Maine or adjoining parts.
    — Down East fiddling
副词 adv.
  1. In or into the Maritimes, Maine or adjoining parts.

词源

词源 1
* Typically traced to 1817 nautical terminology referring to direction not location: in the warm months, the prevailing winds along the Atlantic coast of New England and Canada blow from the southwest, meaning ships sail downwind to go east.
词源 2
* Typically traced to 1817 nautical terminology referring to direction not location: in the warm months, the prevailing winds along the Atlantic coast of New England and Canada blow from the southwest, meaning ships sail downwind to go east.
词源 3
* Typically traced to 1817 nautical terminology referring to direction not location: in the warm months, the prevailing winds along the Atlantic coast of New England and Canada blow from the southwest, meaning ships sail downwind to go east.
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