leftward
/ˈleftwəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleftwərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈleft.wəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleft.wɚd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈleft-wərd/ (ame, mw)
leftward — 副詞
1. in a direction that goes to the left side, away from straight ahead or from the
向左地
朝著左邊方向移動或指向
in a direction that goes to the left side, away from straight ahead or from the right.
Felix steered the kayak leftward to avoid the rocks near the riverbank.
Felix 把獨木舟向左轉，閃過河岸邊的岩石。
verb of motion + leftward
The arrow on the map pointed leftward toward the train station.
地圖上的箭頭朝左指向火車站的方向。
pointed + leftward (indicating direction)
Antonia tilted her head leftward to read the small print on the bottle.
Antonia 把頭向左偏，好看清楚瓶子上的小字。
A cold wind pushed the smoke leftward across the empty playground.
一陣冷風把煙吹向左邊，飄過空蕩蕩的遊戲場。
Sven glanced leftward before stepping off the curb into the busy street.
Sven 在踏下人行道走進繁忙街道前，先往左瞥了一眼。
- to the left
more common in everyday speech; 'leftward' sounds slightly formal or literary
- leftwise
rare and old-fashioned; mostly seen in technical writing
- sinistrally
very formal technical term, used in biology and heraldry
- rightward
exact opposite direction
- to the right
everyday alternative used the same way as 'rightward'
文法句型
verb + leftward
move + leftward
用法筆記
Frequently follows verbs of motion (move, steer, drift, glance, tilt). Often paired with directional prepositions like 'toward' or 'across' to extend the path.
常見錯誤
leftward — 形容詞
- leftwardpositive
- more leftwardcomparative
- most leftwardsuperlative
1. describing motion or facing that is going toward the left side rather than to th
向左的
朝左方移動或傾斜的
describing motion or facing that is going toward the left side rather than to the right or straight on.
The leftward drift of the boat worried Sivan as the current grew stronger.
船向左偏移的情況讓 Sivan 擔心，因為水流變得更強了。
leftward + noun (drift/movement)
Tendai studied the leftward swing of the pendulum during the physics lesson.
Tendai 在物理課上仔細觀察鐘擺向左擺動的方式。
A sudden leftward jerk of the steering wheel sent the car onto the grass.
方向盤突然向左一甩，車子衝到了草地上。
Anong noticed the leftward tilt of the old church tower above the village.
Anong 注意到村子上方那座老教堂的塔有向左傾斜的角度。
- left-moving
plainer paraphrase often used when 'leftward' sounds too formal
- leftbound
rare; mainly in technical or navigational writing
- rightward
describes motion or facing toward the right side
文法句型
leftward + noun
用法筆記
Used attributively (before a noun) almost exclusively; speakers rarely say 'the boat is leftward'. Common with nouns of motion such as 'drift', 'swing', 'tilt', 'jerk', and 'movement'.
常見錯誤
2. describing a change of opinion, policy, or political position that moves closer
左傾的
在政治立場上往左派靠攏的
describing a change of opinion, policy, or political position that moves closer to left-wing or socialist ideas.
The party's leftward shift surprised many of its older voters in the rural towns.
該政黨的左傾轉變令許多鄉鎮的年長選民大為意外。
leftward + noun (political shift)
Megan wrote an article about the leftward turn of student politics on campus.
Megan 寫了一篇文章，談校園學生政治的左傾走向。
leftward turn (in politics)
After the election, the cabinet showed a clear leftward drift on health policy.
選舉過後，內閣在健保政策上明顯出現左傾的傾向。
Ishaan welcomed the leftward move of the union on workers' housing rights.
Ishaan 對工會在勞工住宅權益上的左傾轉向表示歡迎。
- left-leaning
describes the current stance; 'leftward' describes the motion toward that stance
- progressive
broader and warmer in tone; refers to the ideas, not the direction of change
- rightward
moving toward right-wing or conservative ideas
文法句型
leftward + noun (shift/turn/move)
用法筆記
Almost always paired with nouns naming a change of position: 'shift', 'turn', 'move', 'drift', 'lurch'. Distinguish from sense 1: here the 'direction' is metaphorical, on a political spectrum, not physical space.