| 释义 |
-ward/wəd/suffix (also 亦作 -wards) added to nouns of place or destination and to adverbs of direction and forming 加在表示地点、目的地的名词或表示方向的副词后，构成 : 1 adverbs (usu. 通常作 -wards) meaning ‘towards the place etc.’ (moving backwards 向后移动; set off homewards 动身回家) 副词，意为“朝着”，“向着” 2 adjectives (usu. 通常作 -ward) meaning ‘turned or tending towards’ (a downward look 向下看; an onward rush 向前赶) 形容词，意为“向…的”，“朝…的” 3 (less commonly) nouns meaning ‘the region towards or about’(look to the eastward 面向东方) (不常见)名词，意为“朝…地域” [from or suggested by Old English -weard from a Germanic root meaning ‘turn’] |