onward
/ˈɒnwəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːnwərd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯn-wərd ˈän-/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɒn.wəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːn.wɚd/ (ame, ipa)
onward — 形容詞
- onwardpositive
- more onwardcomparative
- most onwardsuperlative
1. describing travel, movement, or time that keeps going toward a later stage or a
後續的
朝更後面的時間或更遠處繼續進行
describing travel, movement, or time that keeps going toward a later stage or a place farther away.
After lunch, the bus began its onward trip through the mountains.
午餐後，巴士開始了穿越山區的後續行程。
collocation: onward trip
Heavy snow blocked the hikers' onward progress near the old stone bridge.
大雪在老石橋附近擋住了登山客的前行進度。
collocation: onward progress
The cyclists' onward route followed the river past three small farms.
單車騎士接下來的路線沿著河流，經過三座小農場。
No onward travel was possible after the bridge collapsed.
橋塌了之後，就無法再進行後續行程。
At dawn, the climbers prepared food for the onward climb.
天亮時，登山者為接下來的攀登準備食物。
- further
common for an additional stage or a place beyond the present one.
- continuing
stresses that something does not stop, more than its direction.
- forward
can overlap, but is much more common as an adverb.
文法句型
onward journey
onward progress
onward route
onward travel
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as journey, travel, progress, route, or march. Distinguish from adverb/1: this sense modifies the noun itself, while adverb/1 modifies the action or names the time after a point.
常見錯誤
onward — 副詞
1. in a way that keeps moving ahead, or starting at that time and continuing after
向前；此後
朝前面去，或從那時起一直下去
in a way that keeps moving ahead, or starting at that time and continuing after it.
Once the gate opened, the crowd moved onward to the main hall.
大門一打開，人群就朝主廳繼續向前走。
verb pattern: move onward
From Tuesday onward, Ella worked at the bakery before school.
從星期二起，Ella 上學前都在那家麵包店工作。
time pattern: from + day + onward
The path bent left, but the children ran onward into the forest.
小路往左彎，但孩子們還是往前跑進了森林。
After the short stop in Taichung, we traveled onward by bus.
在台中短暫停留後，我們繼續搭巴士前行。
The doctor said the pain should ease from this week onward.
醫生說，從這週起疼痛應該會慢慢減輕。
文法句型
move onward
travel onward
from Monday onward
from then onward
用法筆記
Common after verbs of movement and in time phrases such as 'from Tuesday onward'. 'Onwards' is a common adverb variant, especially in British English, but the adjective form is onward, not onwards.