southwestward
南西方向
解説 Definition
南西方向へ。地理的な方向を示す。
In a direction toward the southwest. It is used when describing movement, travel, wind, or any change in position. It is a formal directional word and is more common in maps, weather reports, and descriptive writing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず south＋west で「南西」が見えれば半分終わり。そこに -ward が付くと「その方向へ向かって」の感覚になり、eastward, westward, homeward, upward と同じ型で一気に整理できる。southwestern が「南西の／南西部の」という形容詞なのに対し、southwestward は「南西へ」と動きや向きを示す副詞。天気図や地図説明で move, drift, spread, head など移動系の動詞と結び付けて覚えると、単なる方角語ではなく「矢印の向き」の語として残りやすい。
Break it into `south + west + -ward`. `-ward` means "toward that direction," like in `eastward`, `upward`, and `homeward`. Think of an arrow on a map moving southwestward, often with verbs like `move`, `drift`, or `head`.
例文
The birds migrated southwestward for the winter.
鳥は越冬のために南西方向に移動した。
The river flows southwestward through the valley.
川は渓谷を通って南西方向に流れている。
They traveled southwestward toward the coast.
彼らは海岸に向かって南西へ進んだ。
southwestward の類義語・関連語
southwestward の語源・成り立ち Etymology
southwestwardはsouth＋west＋-wardの合成語。southとwestはともに古英語起源、-wardは古英語-weard「…の方へ」に由来する。『南＋西＋その方向へ』がそのまま南西方向を表し、eastwardやhomewardと同じ作りで覚えられる。
Southwestward is made from south, west, and the suffix -ward. South and west both come from Old English, while -ward comes from Old English -weard, meaning "toward" or "in the direction of." The word developed in a very direct way: it means moving or facing toward the southwest. Related forms include eastward and homeward.
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