northernmost
最北端
解説 Definition
最北端は、特定の地域、国、または地理的境界の最も北に位置する地点を意味します。北の限界または端を指します。
Northernmost means farthest to the north compared with other places or points. It is mainly used in geography, travel, and descriptions of location. The word usually identifies the topmost area in a region or group.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
north を知っていれば、northern は「北のほうの」、さらに -most が付くと「いちばん〜な」で northernmost =「最も北の」。big→biggest の感覚を、位置語に当てた形だと思うと残りやすい。the northernmost island / city / point のように、地図・旅行・地理説明で頻出。単なる northern「北部の」と違い、広い地域ではなく“北の端そのもの”を示す。southernmost / easternmost / westernmost も同じ型でまとめて覚えると定着しやすい。
Build it step by step: `north`, then `northern`, then `northernmost`. The ending `-most` gives the idea of "the furthest" in one direction. Learn it with place words like `the northernmost island` or `the northernmost point`, and connect it with similar forms like `southernmost` and `westernmost`.
例文
Alaska contains the northernmost point in the United States.
アラスカはアメリカの最北端を含んでいます。
The explorers traveled to the northernmost regions of the Arctic seeking new discoveries.
探検家は新しい発見を求めて北極の最北端地域を旅しました。
The northernmost city in Canada is one of the most remote settlements in the world.
カナダの最北端の都市は世界で最も辺鄙な居住地の一つです。
northernmost の類義語・関連語
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northernmost の語源・成り立ち Etymology
northernmost は north「北」+ -ern「〜の方の」+ most「最も」から成る語です。古英語 norð に由来し、意味はそのまま「いちばん北に寄った場所」。northward や northeast も同じ north 系です。
Northernmost is made from north, the suffix -ern, and most. North comes from Old English north, so the word literally means "most northern." Its meaning has stayed very direct, referring to the farthest point toward the north. Related words include northward and northeast.
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