northwesterly
北西の、北西からの、北西へ向かう
解説 Definition
方角や風向きを表し、「北西の」「北西から吹く」「北西へ向かう」という意味で使う形容詞。天気の説明では北西風を、移動や位置の説明では北西方向への進行・配置を示し、文脈で来る向きと向かう向きが決まる場合がある。
Northwesterly means coming from the northwest, located in the northwest, or moving toward the northwest, depending on the context. It is often used for winds, weather reports, and directions. The exact meaning usually becomes clear from the sentence around it.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
north + west + -erly と分けると覚えやすい。まず northwest が「北西」。そこに天気や方角でよく出る northerly, southerly, easterly などと同じ型の -erly 系が乗って、「北西に関わる向き」を表す語になる。a northwesterly wind なら「北西から吹く風」、a northwesterly course なら「北西へ向かう進路」。文脈で「〜から」「〜へ」「〜の」が決まる語だと押さえるとよい。northward は主に「北へ」で、northwesterly は北西という斜め方向まで含む点が違う。
See it as `north + west + -erly`. First remember `northwest`, then connect `-erly` to direction words like `northerly` and `easterly`. In phrases like `a northwesterly wind` or `a northwesterly course`, the exact meaning changes with context: from the northwest, toward the northwest, or related to the northwest.
例文
A northwesterly wind brought cooler temperatures to the region.
北西からの風が、その地域に涼しい空気をもたらした。
The ship sailed in a northwesterly direction across the ocean.
その船は海を横切りながら北西方向へ進んだ。
Northwesterly winds are common during the winter season.
冬には北西からの風がよく吹く。
northwesterly の類義語・関連語
northwesterly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
northwesterly は古英語の north と west を合わせた northwest に、方向や様態を示す -ly が付いた英語内部の形成語です。northerly や westerly と同じ作りで、「北西の方へ／北西から」という向きの感覚が、そのまま語の骨組みに見えています。
Northwesterly was formed inside English from northwest and the suffix -ly. Northwest joins north and west, while -ly here shows direction or position, as in northerly and westerly. The whole word kept the simple sense of something moving toward, coming from, or lying in the northwest direction.
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