northwestern

B1 CET-4 FREQ #24355

a. 在西北部的, 西北方的, 来自西北的

发音

US /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/
UK /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/

词形变化

northwesterns 复数 northwesterns more northwestern 比较级 most northwestern 最高级

别名

north-western nw.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.

adj. B1
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.

    Brittany is located in northwestern France.

  2. 2.

    Blowing from that direction.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

northwest northwesterly

近义相关 2

north western

相关短语

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Northwestern Boundary Dispute Northwestern Federal District

词源

Probably the reflex of Old English *norþwesterne, equivalent to north + western, cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German nōrtwestern and Old High German nordwestrōni. Compare earlier northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern.

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