East 或 eastern; north 或 northern?
相信用过上述表示东、西、南、北方位英语词汇的人,一定产生过一些疑惑,究竟该用east,还是eastern,north,还是northern?
North, south, east, westnorth, south, east 和 west通常被用于指代“具体地点 或 运动的方向”,而northern, southern, eastern 和 western则不具备这一功能。
此时,north, south, east 和 west的词性为:形容词(adj)、副词(adv)或名词(n)。
例如:
- More and more people are buying second homes on the south coast of Ireland. (south为形容词,地点:海岸南部)
- We drove north for about six hours without stopping. (north为副词)
- Heavy rain is forecast in the west of Beijing. (west为名词)
Northern, southern, eastern 和 western 指代更大的区域 或 领土。且只能作为形容词(adj)使用。
例如:
- The northern parts of India have suffered severe flooding. (印度北部)
- Houses are more expensive in most western parts of China.(中国北部)
- San Diego is my favourite place in southern California.(= in the south of California) (加州南部)