cityward
cityward — 形容詞
- citywardpositive
- more citywardcomparative
- most citywardsuperlative
1. moving, facing, or pointing in the direction of a city, often as opposed to outw
朝城市的
朝城市方向移動或面向的
moving, facing, or pointing in the direction of a city, often as opposed to outward into the countryside
Sahil joined the cityward stream of commuters waiting on the platform at dawn.
Sahil 黎明時加入了月台上朝城市方向通勤的人潮。
attributive: cityward + noun (stream)
After the harvest, Paloma packed her bags and began the long cityward journey by bus.
收割結束後，Paloma 打包行李，搭上了長途巴士，踏上前往城市的旅程。
collocation: cityward journey / cityward trip
From the hilltop farm, every road seemed to bend in a cityward direction.
從山頂的農場望去，每一條路似乎都朝著城市的方向蜿蜒而去。
The truck turned off the country lane and headed cityward through the cold morning fog.
那輛卡車駛離鄉間小路，在寒冷的晨霧中朝城市方向開去。
Hugo watched the geese drift cityward across the wide grey sky above the fields.
Hugo 望著那群雁子在遼闊灰色的天空中，緩緩朝城市的方向飛過田野。
- citybound
more common; emphasises destination rather than direction of motion
- inbound
general term for trains, flights, or traffic moving toward a central hub; not necessarily a city
- urban-bound
occasional journalistic alternative; less literary in tone
- outbound
moving away from the city or central point
- countryward
rare literary opposite; moving toward the countryside
文法句型
a cityward + noun
headed cityward
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively before a motion or path noun (journey, direction, road, stream of traffic). Also used after a verb of motion almost like an adverb ('headed cityward', 'drift cityward'). Sounds literary or slightly old-fashioned in modern English — everyday speech prefers 'toward the city' or 'into the city'.