Southwest

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

    A borough and region of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  2. 2.

    Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

    Synonym of Southwestern United States.

  3. 3.

    Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

    A locality in the Central Highlands council area, the Derwent Valley council area, Huon Valley council area and the West Coast council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

相关短语

southwest by south 西南偏南[略作SWbS] southwest by west 西南偏西[略作SWbW] Southwest Asia Southwest Finland southwest salad southwest salads southwest monsoon southwest monsoons Southwest Middlesex Southwest Papua south southwest adv. 在[向]西南南方(的)；来自西南南方(的) n. 西南南 [网络] 西南偏南 west southwest na. 西西南 [网络] 西南偏西 American Southwest Desert Southwest

词源

By proprialization from southwest, which is equivalent to south + west. * (Montreal): Calque of French Sud-Ouest. * (United States of America): Ellipsis of American Southwest or Desert Southwest.

来源：wiktionary