norther

n. 酷寒北风;强烈北风

发音

/ˈnɔː(ɹ)θə(ɹ)/
其它 /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/

词形变化

northers 复数 northers northered northering northers 三单 northering 现在分词 northered 过去式 northered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north.

v.
  1. 1.

    To move or go toward the north.

  2. 2.

    To blow from (closer to) the north, pushing ships (etc) towards the south; to have its apparent source shift northward.

    The 23 February 1667 Sunday. All the morning flat calm until after six. At the coming away of the ebb sprang up a small gale at W.N.W. and N.W. by W., that we stretched along the shore toward the Ness, S.W. course. The wind northered and came easterly, a small gale. We stayed for our boat until one, which we had sent to search 4 French shallops that assured lay there to lade wool.

adj.
  1. 1.

    comparative form of north: more north; northern

    方言

    "Northest" of all There is something about Scandinavia that leads those who live there to stress the "northness" of their position … This gentleman, it will be remembered, claimed to live "norther" than any other man. … he placed chief emphasis on the fact that no man lived norther than he.

词汇关系

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词源

From north + -er.

来源:wiktionary