onwards
onwards — adverb
1. used with a time or event to show that something starts at that point and keeps
used with a time or event to show that something starts at that point and keeps going into the future
From Monday onwards, the library will open an hour earlier.
from + time + onwards = starting point
From 2010 onwards, Nora worked for a renewable energy firm in Kaohsiung.
From next semester onwards, all new students must attend a weekly language lab.
From the 1990s onwards, Internet use spread rapidly across the globe.
- forward
less common in temporal use; 'from now forward' is more formal than 'from now onwards'
- from then on
used as a whole phrase rather than an adverb, more conversational
- before
refers to a time earlier than the reference point
文法句型
from [time reference] onwards
用法筆記
Always requires a preceding 'from' phrase that names the starting time or event ('from March onwards', 'from that day onwards'). Without 'from', this sense does not work.
常見錯誤
2. continuing to move forward in space or to make progress in an activity or proces
continuing to move forward in space or to make progress in an activity or process
The hikers walked onwards through the forest until they reached the river.
walked onwards = physical forward movement
After a short rest, the team marched onwards toward the mountain base.
Once the funding was approved, the research project moved onwards to the testing phase.
The parade moved slowly onwards through the crowded streets of Tainan.
文法句型
[verb of motion] + onwards
carry/move/go + onwards
用法筆記
Common with motion verbs: walk, move, march, carry, go, continue. Can be used literally (physical direction) or figuratively (progress in a plan, career, or project).