northward + noun
northward 作形容词时通常放在名词前，用来说明该事物的方向朝北。
The birds began their northward migration in early spring.
鸟儿在早春开始了向北的迁徙。
位于或朝向北方；移动或面向北方。
Located, moving, or facing toward the north.
位于或朝向北方；移动或面向北方。
Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
The northward wind brought a chill to the valley.
向北的风给山谷带来了寒意。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰wind
We took the northward route to avoid the traffic jam.
我们走了向北的路线以避开交通堵塞。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰route
The northward migration of birds begins in autumn.
鸟类向北的迁徙始于秋季。
用法提示：形容词作定语，修饰migration
northward 作形容词时通常放在名词前，用来说明该事物的方向朝北。
The birds began their northward migration in early spring.
鸟儿在早春开始了向北的迁徙。
in a northward direction 是常见说法，强调行进或延伸的方向朝北。
The ship sailed in a northward direction along the coast.
那艘船沿着海岸朝北航行。
与 northward 同表朝北的方向，但 northerly 也常描述风从北方吹来；northward 更强调移动或朝向。
侧重沿路线向北方行进，常用于道路、车辆、旅程；northward 可用于静态朝向或移动，搭配更广。
grammar · medium
易错句子A northwards wind blew through the valley.
正确表达A northward wind blew through the valley.
northward 是形容词，可以直接修饰名词；northwards 是副词，不能修饰名词。这里修饰 wind 要用形容词 northward。
grammar · medium
易错句子He lives in the northward of the city.
正确表达He lives in the north of the city.
northward 是形容词，不能作名词使用。表示“北部”这个区域时，应该用名词 north。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lake is northward of the city.
正确表达The lake is north of the city.
northward 是形容词，不能像介词一样接 of 表示方位。表示“在……以北”时，应该用 north of。
本词条针对形容词义项“位于或朝向北方；移动或面向北方”，其直接反义词为 southward，表示“位于或朝向南方；移动或面向南方”。注意 southward 同样可作副词，此处仅列形容词对应形式。
北上的旅程
They began their northward journey at dawn.
他们在黎明时分开始了北上的旅程。
向北的路线
The map shows a northward route through the mountains.
地图标出了一条穿山向北的路线。
向北的迁徙
The birds' northward migration starts in early spring.
鸟类的向北迁徙在早春开始。
朝北的山坡
Snow lingers on the northward slope well into summer.
雪在朝北的山坡上一直留到夏天。
向北的方向
The plane flew off in a northward direction.
飞机朝向北的方向飞去。
向北移动
The northward movement of the storm forced evacuations.
风暴向北移动迫使人们疏散。
south + ward
east + ward
west + ward
home + ward
back + ward
in + ward
north（北方）+ -ward（朝…方向）→ 向北的。同根词：north, northern, northeast; 同后缀词：southward, eastward, westward, forward, backward.
罗盘用于确定方向，朝北移动时常需依靠罗盘指示。
方位指相对于北等基准点的方向，与朝北行进的概念直接相关。
纬度表示南北位置，向北移动会使纬度值增大。
北极点是最北端，朝北移动通常与靠近极点相关。
轨迹描述物体移动的路径，向北的移动方向属于轨迹的一部分。
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