northward

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
/ˈnɔːθwəd/    /ˈnɔɹθwɚd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The direction or area lying to the north of a place. uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
副词 adv.
  1. Towards the north; in a northerly direction.
    — When she came, I could see at a glance she was tired and jaded and worried, and so, instead of letting her fret about in the hotel and get into a wearing tangle of gossip, I packed her and two knapsacks up, and started off on a long, refreshing, easy-going walk northward, until a blister on her foot stranded us at the Magenruhe Hotel on the Sneejoch.

词形变化

more northward comparative most northward superlative more northward comparative most northward superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nér
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros
Proto-Germanic *nurþraz
Proto-West Germanic *norþr
Old English norþ
Middle English north
English north
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English northward
From north + -ward.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nér
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros
Proto-Germanic *nurþraz
Proto-West Germanic *norþr
Old English norþ
Middle English north
English north
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English northward
From north + -ward.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nér
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros
Proto-Germanic *nurþraz
Proto-West Germanic *norþr
Old English norþ
Middle English north
English north
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English northward
From north + -ward.
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