北へ
解説 Definition
northwards は「北へ、北の方向に」を表す副詞で、northward とほぼ同じ意味です。特にイギリス英語でよく使われ、移動や道の伸びる方向などを示します。
Northwards is a directional adverb meaning toward the north or in a northerly direction. It is especially common in British English and typically modifies verbs of movement, extension, or orientation.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- northward も副詞としてほぼ同じ意味で使え、形容詞にもなります。northern は主に「北部の、北にある」と場所や所属を説明します。 Northward has essentially the same adverbial meaning and can also be an adjective. Northern usually describes something located in or belonging to the north.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
north「北」＋ -wards「～の方向へ」で「北へ」。語末の s は複数形を表さず、末尾は /dz/ と発音します。
Combine north with the directional ending -wards to remember “toward the north.” The final s does not indicate a plural, and the ending is pronounced /dz/.
例文
The hikers walked northwards along the river.
ハイカーたちは川沿いに北へ歩きました。
The road turns northwards after the old bridge.
その道は古い橋を過ぎると北へ曲がります。
northwards の類義語・関連語
northwards の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 norþweard から。norþ（北）+ -weard（～の方向へ、ドイツ語 -wärts と同根）の合成語。関連語：northward（北方への）、afterwards（その後）。-wards は方向を示すゲルマン語の接尾辞で、北を目指して進む方向感覚を表す。
Northwards is based on northward, with the adverbial ending -s. Northward continues Old English northweard, combining north with -weard, an element meaning “in the direction of.” This directional element has Germanic relatives, including German -wärts. The later -s appears in several English adverbs, such as afterwards and towards. It is not a plural ending in northwards and does not change the basic direction expressed by northward.
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