south-west
south-west — adverb
1. going or situated in the direction that is between south and west.
going or situated in the direction that is between south and west.
Zuri drove south-west along the coastal road from Cape Town towards the fishing village.
drive + south-west + along + [road] — movement direction
Leo pointed south-west and said the mountain shelter was about two hours away.
point + south-west — indicating direction
Strong winds from the south-west pushed dark clouds across the valley all afternoon.
The small boat sailed south-west across the bay each evening before sunset.
- southwestwards
more formal and directional, used mainly in writing ('continue southwestwards for two miles')
- southwesterly
functions more often as an adjective; as an adverb it usually describes the direction of wind rather than travel
- north-east
the opposite compass direction
文法句型
south-west + of + [place]
move/drive/fly + south-west
用法筆記
In British English the hyphenated form 'south-west' is standard; in American English 'southwest' (one word) is more common. This adverb does not take an object.
2. further towards the south-west than another place or thing, used when comparing
further towards the south-west than another place or thing, used when comparing two locations.
The campsite is south-west of the lake, about three kilometres further into the forest.
is + south-west of + [landmark] — relative position
Tanvi's farm lies a few kilometres south-west of the town, closer to the river.
The earthquake hit a remote area south-west of the capital and shook the ground for nearly a minute.
Vikram parked his van south-west of the market and walked the rest of the way.
- north-east
the opposite relative direction
文法句型
south-west + of + [place]
further + south-west + than
用法筆記
This sense often appears with 'of' to show which location is being used as a reference point. Compare with sense 1: sense 1 describes a general direction (e.g. 'drive south-west'), while sense 2 describes where one place sits in relation to another (e.g. 'south-west of the station').