north-east
north-east — 副詞
1. moving, facing, or looking toward the point on a compass that is exactly halfway
向東北
朝東北方向移動或面對
moving, facing, or looking toward the point on a compass that is exactly halfway between north and east
Noa drove north-east along the coast road toward the small fishing village.
Noa 沿著海岸公路向東北行駛，前往那個小漁村。
drove + north-east — direction after verb of motion
A cold wind was blowing from the north-east, so everyone put on their warm coats.
一陣冷風從東北方吹來，所以每個人都穿上了保暖的外套。
blowing from the north-east — source of wind
Daichi pointed north-east and told us the mountain pass was two hours away.
Daichi 指向東北，告訴我們那個山隘還要兩小時車程。
The main railway line runs north-east from the capital to several industrial cities.
這條主要的鐵路幹線從首都向東北延伸，通往好幾個工業城市。
- north-easterly
less precise in direction; also used for wind rather than travel
- northeastward
more formal and less common; mainly appears in written or nautical contexts
- south-west
the opposite compass direction
文法句型
verb + north-east (e.g., travel north-east, face north-east)
用法筆記
In British English the hyphenated form 'north-east' is standard; American English typically writes 'northeast' as one word. This sense is most common after verbs of motion such as 'go', 'travel', 'head', 'turn', 'face', 'move', and 'run'.
常見錯誤
2. used to show that a person or thing is less far from the north-east direction co
偏東北
比另一事物更靠近東北
used to show that a person or thing is less far from the north-east direction compared with a different person or thing
The village lies about fifteen kilometres north-east of the nearest market town.
那個村莊位於最近的市集小鎮東北方向約十五公里處。
north-east of [place] — relative position
Hannah's new flat is slightly north-east of the city centre, near the university campus.
Hannah 的新公寓比市中心稍微偏東北，靠近大學校區。
The oldest vineyards in the region lie north-east of the river, where the soil is richer.
該地區最古老的葡萄園在河川的東北側，那裡的土壤更肥沃。
The city council decided to build the sports centre north-east of the park, closer to the new estate.
市議會決定把運動中心蓋在公園的東北方，靠近新的住宅區。
- to the north-east of
identical meaning but adds 'the' and 'of' explicitly
- north-easterly
less precise; often used for general areas rather than exact positions
- south-west of
the opposite relative position
文法句型
north-east of [place/landmark]
用法筆記
Always followed by 'of' when specifying the reference point. The reference point is typically a place name, landmark, or geographic feature. The sentence structure is: subject + be / lie / sit + north-east + of + reference point.