英語單詞

northern是什麽意思

northern

英 ['nɔːð(ə)n] 美 ['nɔrðɚn]
  • adj. 北部的;北方的
  • n. 北部方言

中文詞源


northern 北部的

north,北方,-ern,形容詞後綴。

英文詞源


northern (adj.)
Old English norþerna, norðerne "northern, Northumbrian, Scandinavian," cognate with Old High German nordroni, Old Norse norroenn (see north). With -erne, suffix denoting direction. Related: Northernmost. Northerner in U.S. geo-political sense is attested from 1831. Northern lights "aurora borealis" first recorded by that name 1721 (earlier north-light, 1706).

雙語例句


1. The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland.
這部電影未在北愛爾蘭政治問題上選擇站邊。

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2. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula.
這艘船停泊在離該半島北部海岸不遠的地方。

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3. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is still brittle.
這些事件表明北愛爾蘭的和平仍然很脆弱。

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4. Prices at three-star hotels fell furthest in several northern cities.
3星級賓館的住宿價格在幾個北方城市降得最多。

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5. Their two children were immigrants to Northern Ireland from Pennsylvania.
他們的兩個孩子是從賓夕法尼亞州移民到北愛爾蘭的。

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