southwestward
意味一覧 (2件)
南西へ
解説 Definition
人や物、風、雲などが南西の方へ動くことを表す副詞です。地図、天気、旅行や移動の説明で、go, move, drift, head などの動詞とよく使われます。
Southwestward is an adverb that means moving or facing toward the southwest. It is used when a person, object, wind, cloud, or other thing goes in that direction. You often see it with verbs like go, move, drift, and head, especially in maps, weather reports, travel, and movement descriptions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
southwest は south「南」と west「西」を合わせた「南西」。そこに -ward が付くと、eastward「東へ」や upward「上へ」と同じく「その方向へ向かって」という副詞になります。southwestern は「南西部の」という形容詞なので、動きの向きを言う southwestward とは役割が違います。矢印が地図上で南西へ進む場面を思い浮かべると覚えやすいです。
Think of southwest as south plus west, meaning the direction between them. When you add -ward, it means "toward that direction," just like in eastward or upward. Be careful not to confuse it with southwestern, which usually describes an area or region, not movement. Imagine an arrow on a map pointing southwestward.
例文
The road continues southwestward for several miles.
その道は数マイルにわたって南西へ続いている。
Dark clouds drifted southwestward across the valley.
黒い雲が谷を横切って南西へ流れていった。
After leaving the harbor, the ship turned southwestward into open water.
港を出たあと、その船は向きを変えて南西へ外海へ進んだ。
南西方向
(意味 2)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
southwestward は south「南」＋west「西」＋-ward「その方向へ」と分けて覚えます。eastward、upward、homeward と同じ -ward が付くので、矢印が南西へ向くイメージです。go southwestward、move southwestward、drift southwestward のように、地図・天気・航路などで進む向きや伸びる方向を説明します。名詞を修飾する形容詞ではなく、動きや方向を補足する副詞として押さえましょう。
Break it into south + west + -ward. The ending -ward means toward that direction, as in eastward, upward, and homeward. Think of an arrow moving southwest on a map, often with verbs like go, move, drift, or head.
例文
The birds migrated southwestward for the winter.
鳥は冬のために南西方向に移動した。
The river flows southwestward through the valley.
川は渓谷を通じ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方向に旅行した。
southwestward の語源・成り立ち Etymology
southwestward は south「南」＋west「西」＋-ward「…の方へ」から成る語。-ward は古英語 -weard に由来し、eastward や homeward と同じ方向を表す接尾辞です。
Southwestward is made from south, west, and the suffix -ward, which means "toward" or "in the direction of." The suffix comes from Old English -weard and appears in other direction words like eastward and homeward.
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