Word · Frequency #21315
Northerner
北方人
an inhabitant of the North
- 1.
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.
一个地区(或整个世界)北部的人或居民,如美国北部人、挪威北部人等。
- 2.
an inhabitant of the North
北方的居民
- 3.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
住在北方的美国人(尤其是在美国内战期间)
一个地区(或整个世界)北部的人或居民,如美国北部人、挪威北部人等。；北方的居民；住在北方的美国人(尤其是在美国内战期间)
In use
My roommate is a northerner, so she is used to cold winters.
Many northerners enjoy watching snow fall in December.
As a northerner, he finds the southern summer heat difficult to bear.
be a northerner
northerner 是可数名词，单数形式前通常加 a 或 the。
He is a northerner.
他是北方人。
a northerner from [place]
from 后接地点，说明这个北方人的原籍。
She is a northerner from Hebei.
她是来自河北的北方人。
many northerners
复数形式 northerners 不特指某一群体时，前面不加冠词。
Many northerners came to the meeting.
Connections
Collocations
- a proud northerner
- 自豪的北方人
- He is a proud northerner who refuses to move south.他是一个自豪的北方人，拒绝搬到南方去。
- a true northerner
- 地道的北方人
- Only a true northerner can appreciate this kind of cold.只有地道的北方人才能欣赏这种寒冷。
- fellow northerners
- 北方同胞
- She was glad to meet fellow northerners at the conference.她很开心在会议上遇到北方同胞。
- most northerners
- 大多数北方人
- Most northerners are used to harsh winters.大多数北方人都习惯了严冬。
- born-and-bred northerner
- 土生土长的北方人
- As a born-and-bred northerner, he had never seen such humidity.作为土生土长的北方人，他从未见过这样的潮湿。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
northerner = north（北方）+ -er（表人），记住：北方人住在north，-er就是人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、人口统计、文化对比 northerner 是中性词，通常用于指来自北方地区的人，多在地理或文化对比的语境中出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 northerner 押韵的常用词几乎没有。southerner、westerner、easterner 拼写相近，但重读元音不同（/ʌ/、/ɛ/、/iː/），并不押韵。northern 前半部分 /nɔrð/ 相同，但结尾是 /ərn/，而非 /ɝnɝ/。注意这些词都以 -er 结尾，表示“来自某地的人”。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.