southwesterly
南西の
解説 Definition
南西の方角に関すること、または南西から吹く・南西へ向かうといった性質を表す形容詞。風、方角、部屋の向き、進行方向などについて、南西との位置関係や向きを説明するときに使う。気象や地理の文脈でよく見られる語。
Southwesterly means coming from the southwest or moving toward the southwest. It is often used to describe winds, weather, or direction in travel and geography. In formal use, it appears more often in reports than in everyday conversation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
south と west が見えたら、まず「南西」が核。そこに -erly が付くと、単なる地図上の位置よりも「その方角に向いた」「その方角から来る」という動きや向きの感じが出やすい。特に wind や breeze と結びつくと「南西から吹く」、course や direction なら「南西へ向かう」。southwestern は地域・位置の説明、southwesterly は風向きや進行方向でよく見る、と分けて覚えると定着しやすい。
Break it into south + west + -erly. The first two parts give the direction, and -erly often adds the feeling of movement or orientation, especially with wind. Compare it with southwestern, which is more often about location or region.
例文
A southwesterly wind brought warm air into the region.
南西からの風が、その地域に暖かい空気を運んだ。
They continued on a southwesterly course along the coast.
彼らは海岸沿いを南西方向の進路で進み続けた。
The apartment's southwesterly exposure keeps it bright in the afternoon.
そのアパートは南西向きなので、午後も明るい。
southwesterly の類義語・関連語
southwesterly の語源・成り立ち Etymology
southwesterly は south + west + -erly から成り、south は古英語 sūþ、west も west に由来します。southern や westward も同根で、「南と西のあいだから来る向き」をそのまま一語にした形なので、方角語を組んだ語だと見えてきます。
Southwesterly is built from south, west, and the adjectival ending -erly. South comes from Old English suth and west from Old English west. The word developed by simply combining two direction words to mean something coming from or facing the space between south and west. Related words include southern, westward, and southwest.
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