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。
attributive: cityward direction
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。
adverb-like use after motion verb: headed cityward
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。
adverb-like use after motion verb: drift cityward
- cityward journey
- cityward direction
- cityward road
- headed cityward
- drift cityward
- 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'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- city名詞A1
- citywards副詞C2
- citybound形容詞C2