南へ
解説 Definition
southwards は「南へ、南向きに」を表す副詞で、移動や向きが南の方向であることを示します。
Southwards means toward the south or in a southerly direction. It is used especially in British English with verbs of movement or orientation, such as move, walk, fly, travel, and head.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- 副詞の southward と同じ意味です。southwards は特にイギリス英語でよく使われます。 Southwards has the same meaning as the adverb southward and is especially common in British English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
southward に副詞的な -s を付けた形で、複数形ではありません。北が上の地図で下へ進む姿を思い浮かべ、northwards、eastwards、westwards と一組で覚えましょう。
Think of southwards as southward plus an adverbial -s, not a plural ending. Picture moving downward on a north-up map, and learn it alongside northwards, eastwards, and westwards.
例文
The hikers walked southwards along the river.
ハイカーたちは川沿いを南へ歩きました。
The storm moved southwards during the night.
嵐は夜の間に南へ移動しました。
As winter approached, many birds flew southwards.
冬が近づくと、多くの鳥が南へ飛んでいきました。
southwards の類義語・関連語
southwards の語源・成り立ち Etymology
south は古英語 sūþ「南」、-ward は古英語 -weard「…の方向へ」、-s は副詞化の語尾です。語の形そのものが「南の方へ向かって」を表し、意味に直結します。関連語は northward, eastward。
Southwards consists of south, the directional element -ward, and an adverbial -s. South comes from Old English sūþ, while -ward continues Old English -weard, meaning “turned or directed toward.” The final -s is an old adverbial ending rather than a plural marker. The form therefore literally indicates movement or orientation in the direction of the south and is especially frequent in British usage.
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