southwards
southwards — 副詞
1. moving or pointing in a direction that takes you closer to the South Pole — used
向南
朝南方行進的方向
moving or pointing in a direction that takes you closer to the South Pole — used when describing the path of a journey, the flow of a river, or the orientation of movement across land or sea.
The flock of geese flew southwards as the autumn days grew shorter.
隨著秋日白晝變短，那群大雁向南飛去。
collocation: fly/travel/migrate + southwards
Mei-Lin drove southwards along the coastal highway towards the fishing village.
Mei-Lin 沿著海岸公路向南開往漁村。
Each winter, thousands of tourists head southwards in search of sunshine.
每年冬天，成千上萬的遊客向南去尋找陽光。
The river flows southwards through the valley before it reaches the sea.
那條河流向南流經山谷，最後注入大海。
The hikers continued walking southwards until they spotted the border crossing.
那些登山客繼續向南走，直到看見邊境檢查站。
- southward
identical meaning, more common in American English; 'southward' is also used as an adjective
- to the south
more formal, often describes location rather than movement
- southerly
used mainly for wind direction or general orientation, less precise for travel routes
- northwards
the opposite direction
文法句型
move/travel/fly/head/go + southwards
southwards + along/down/towards
用法筆記
Common with verbs of motion such as 'travel', 'move', 'head', 'flow', and 'fly'. In formal writing, 'southwards' may be preferred over the shorter 'south' when the focus is on the continuous direction of movement rather than the destination.
常見錯誤
southwards — 形容詞
1. placed, aimed, or travelling in the direction of the south — used only before a
向南的
指向或朝向南方的
placed, aimed, or travelling in the direction of the south — used only before a noun such as 'route', 'journey', 'wind', or 'track'.
All southwards flights were cancelled because of the snowstorm.
所有向南的航班都因為暴風雪而取消了。
adj + noun: southwards flight / southwards route
A strong southwards wind pushed the small fishing boat towards the harbour.
一陣強勁的向南吹的風將那艘小漁船推向港口。
The train on the southwards track had already left the station.
南向軌道上的火車已經離站了。
The army began its southwards march just after sunrise.
軍隊在日出時分開始了向南的行軍。
- northwards
the opposite direction
文法句型
southwards + noun (route/path/flight/direction/wind)
用法筆記
Always used before a noun (attributive position). Unlike the adverb form, the adjective cannot stand alone after a verb — compare 'They went southwards' (adverb) with 'the southwards journey' (adjective). The form 'southward' (without -s) is more common as an adjective in both British and American English.