south-west
south-west — 副詞
1. going or situated in the direction that is between south and west.
西南方
朝西南方向或位於西南部
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.
Zuri 沿著海岸公路向西南行駛，從開普敦前往那個漁村。
drive + south-west + along + [road] — movement direction
Leo pointed south-west and said the mountain shelter was about two hours away.
Leo 指著西南方說，山間小屋大約還要走兩小時。
point + south-west — indicating direction
Strong winds from the south-west pushed dark clouds across the valley all afternoon.
來自西南方的強風整個下午將烏雲推向山谷。
The small boat sailed south-west across the bay each evening before sunset.
那艘小船每天傍晚日落前會向西南航行，橫跨海灣。
- 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
偏西南
比另一地點更靠西南方
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.
露營區在湖的西南方，深入森林大約三公里處。
is + south-west of + [landmark] — relative position
Tanvi's farm lies a few kilometres south-west of the town, closer to the river.
Tanvi 的農場位於城鎮西南方幾公里處，離河更近。
The earthquake hit a remote area south-west of the capital and shook the ground for nearly a minute.
地震襲擊了首都西南方的一個偏遠地區，地面搖晃了將近一分鐘。
Vikram parked his van south-west of the market and walked the rest of the way.
Vikram 把廂型車停在市場偏西南的位置，其餘路用走的。
- 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').