towards

形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 介词 prep.
/təˈwɔːdz/|[tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]    /tʊˈwɔɹdz/|/ˈtɔɹdz/|/ˈtoʊɚdz/|[tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z]|[tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward. not-comparable
    — We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
副词 adv.
  1. In the direction of something (indicated by context). not-comparable
    — Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]
介词 prep.
  1. Alternative form of toward. alt-of,alternative
    — Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Old English tōweardes
Middle English towardes
English towards
From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Old English tōweardes
Middle English towardes
English towards
From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Old English tōweardes
Middle English towardes
English towards
From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).
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