- 1aB1/ˈnɔːrðərn/ · /ˈnɔːðən/北方的、北部的
Belonging to the north part of a country or area, or coming from there.
Belonging to the north part of a country or area屬於一個國家或地區的北部 or或 coming from there來自那裡
示範例句 · Example
Mei's grandparents live in a small town in northern Taiwan.
逐字美的祖父母住在北台灣的一個小鎮。
「northern」是形容詞，講「在某個國家或地區的北邊」或「來自北邊」。可以想成它是名詞 north（北方）的形容詞版——north 是那個方向，northern 用來形容「屬於那一邊的」東西（northern Taiwan、a northern accent）。它通常放在名詞前面。注意大小寫：講方向時小寫（northern Europe）；如果是正式地名的一部分（Northern Ireland）才大寫。
常見搭配
northern part
北部
the section of an area that lies to the north
The northern part of the island is mountainous.
a northern accent
北方口音
a way of speaking from the north of a country
She has a lovely northern accent.
northern hemisphere
北半球
the half of the Earth north of the equator
Taiwan is in the northern hemisphere.
意思相反
core核心畫面
Belonging to the north — picture pointing up at the top of a map: the part of a country or area that sits up there, or that something comes from.
原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Northernadj
- 1
Characteristic of the North of England (the North) (usually capitalised).
- Les Dawson was a famous Northern comedian.
- 2
Characteristic of the northern part of the United States (the North) (usually capitalised).
- She's a Northern girl, so she had to ask what hush puppies and mudbugs are. We were happy to serve her the answer on a platter!
Northernname
- 1
A surname.
- 2
The Northern Line of the London Underground.
- 3
historicalAny of several former railroads called the Northern Railroad in the 19th century.
- We don't move any freight on the Northern anymore.
Northernnoun
- 1
rail-transportrailwaystransportA steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.
- It takes something big, like a Northern, to pull a train of this size.
- Along the UP Trail, America's original transcontinental, mention of the 800's will long recall the capable, long-legged Northerns that were built for standard-weight limiteds but often doubled for diesels on the City streamliners.
- 2
A genre of fiction focusing on the untamed northern territory of Canada and sometimes Alaska, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- I decided to kick back and lose myself in a good Northern for a while.
northernadj/ˈnɔː.ðən/
- 1
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
- Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.
- Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31.
- 2
Blowing from the north; northerly.
- 3
Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
- Les Dawson was a famous northern comedian.
northernnoun/ˈnɔː.ðən/
- 1
An inhabitant of the northern regions; a northerner.
- 2
fishinghobbieslifestyleThe northern pike.
- As is the case with northerns, the female muskie, trailed by her attendant males, may broadcast eggs over several hundred yards.
- 3
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
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