easterly wind

IPA/ˈiːstəli wˈɪnd/
IPA/ˈiːstɚli wˈɪnd/

easterly wind — idiom

1. a flow of air that comes from the east and moves toward the west.

1.慣用語B2
釋義

a flow of air that comes from the east and moves toward the west.

例句

A cold easterly wind swept across the harbour as Tara tied up her boat.

adjective + easterly wind as subject

The easterly wind brought dry, dusty air to Liam's village last spring.

easterly wind + brought + weather

同義詞
  • east wind

    a plainer, everyday term for the same wind

  • easterly

    the adjective used alone as a noun for this wind

反義詞
  • westerly wind

    a wind from the opposite direction, the west

  • westerly

    the matching single-word term for wind from the west

文法句型

an easterly wind + blows/brings/carries + something

用法筆記

Named after the direction the wind comes from, not the direction it blows toward — an easterly wind moves from east to west. Commonly the subject of verbs like blow, bring, and carry.

常見錯誤

❌An easterly wind blows toward the east.
✅An easterly wind blows from the east toward the west.
💡'easterly' names where the wind starts, not where it is heading.