southwest
南西
解説 Definition
南西は、南と西の中間方向を示す方位です。羅針盤では南西方向と呼ばれます。
The southwest is the direction between south and west. It can also mean the southwestern part of a country, region, or area. It is often used for location, travel, maps, and weather.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
south と west をそのまま足した語なので、まず方位の基本4語 north / south / east / west をひとかたまりで覚えると定着しやすいです。southwest は「南寄りの西」ではなく「南と西のあいだ」の方向。southeast、northwest、northeast も同じ作りなので、4つを十字で並べて整理すると混同しにくくなります。天気予報の a southwest wind、地理の in the southwest of Japan のような定番表現で触れると記憶に残ります。
This word is just two basic directions joined together: south + west. Think of the four corner pairs together: southwest, southeast, northwest, northeast. It means the direction between south and west, and it often appears in phrases like a southwest wind.
例文
The wind is coming from the southwest.
風は南西から吹いています。
Our house faces southwest, so it gets afternoon sun.
私たちの家は南西向きで、午後に日が当たります。
The city is located southwest of the capital.
その都市は首都の南西にあります。
southwest の類義語・関連語
southwest の語源・成り立ち Etymology
southwest は古英語由来の south（南）と west（西）をそのまま組み合わせた語です。south は古英語 sūþ、west は west にさかのぼり、関連語に southern・western があり、「南と西のあいだ」だから南西です。
"Southwest" was formed in Old English by joining south and west. South comes from Old English suth, and west comes from Old English west. The meaning has stayed very direct: it names the direction between south and west, like related words such as southern and western.
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