shoreward

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The side facing the shore. uncountable
    — […] when they sawe our boates comming to the shoreward, they began to runne away, with a great clamour and outcrie […]
形容词 adj.
  1. In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking. not-comparable
    — When he felt him grasp his tail, Buck headed for the bank, swimming with all his splendid strength. But the progress shoreward was slow; the progress down-stream amazingly rapid.
  2. Facing the shore. not-comparable
    — If their enemies were really on the watch, if they had beleaguered the shoreward end of the pier, he and Lord Foxham were taken in a posture of poor defence […]
副词 adv.
  1. Toward the shore. not-comparable
    — "Courage!" he said, and pointed toward the land, / "This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon."

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English shore
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English shoreward
From shore + -ward.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English shore
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English shoreward
From shore + -ward.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English shore
Proto-Indo-European *wert-der.
Proto-Germanic *wardaz
Old English -weard
English -ward
English shoreward
From shore + -ward.
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