southern
southern — 形容詞
1. describes a place, area, or direction that is located in, faces toward, or comes
南方的
位於或朝向南邊的
describes a place, area, or direction that is located in, faces toward, or comes from the south side of a country, region, or other area.
Christopher's family moved from the northern city to a southern coastal town.
Christopher 一家人從北方城市搬到了南方沿海小鎮。
contrastive use: from northern to southern
The southern entrance to the park is closed for repairs this week.
公園的南側入口本週因維修關閉。
attributive: southern entrance
Yasmin painted her room in warm colours that suit its southern exposure.
Yasmin 用溫暖的顏色粉刷了她的房間，以配合朝南的採光。
Nikos prefers travelling along the southern route because the views are stunning.
Nikos 喜歡沿南邊的路線旅行，因為風景很美。
The southern part of the country receives very little rain during summer.
這個國家的南部地區夏季降雨量非常少。
- south
used as an adjective mainly in fixed geographical labels (the south coast, the south side); less common in everyday description
- southerly
more formal and often used for wind direction or in weather reports; can sound technical in casual conversation
- southward
focuses on movement towards the south rather than location or origin
- northern
the opposite directional pole — refers to the north side of an area
文法句型
southern + noun
be + southern
用法筆記
Southern is often capitalised when it is part of a recognised place name, such as Southern California or the Southern Hemisphere. Use a lowercase s for general directional descriptions.
常見錯誤
2. relates to wind, air, or weather that originates in the south and moves northwar
南來的
從南方吹來的（風、空氣）
relates to wind, air, or weather that originates in the south and moves northward — most often found before nouns like wind, breeze, or storm.
A southern wind brought warm air from the desert across the valley.
一陣南風將沙漠的暖空氣帶進了山谷。
collocation: southern wind
The sailors welcomed the southern breeze after days of still weather.
經過數日無風的天氣後，船員們很歡迎南方吹來的微風。
collocation: southern breeze
Omar closed the window when the southern storm began to blow fiercely.
Omar 在南邊的暴風開始猛烈吹襲時關上了窗戶。
Camille could smell rain in the warm southern air that arrived that morning.
Camille 在那天早晨吹來的溫暖南風中聞到了雨的味道。
The southern wind faded by evening, leaving behind a clear and calm night.
南風在傍晚時分逐漸減弱，留下晴朗寧靜的夜晚。
- southerly
preferred in predicative position (the wind is southerly) and common in formal weather reports
- northern
refers to wind or air coming from the north
文法句型
southern + wind / breeze / air / storm
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used before weather-related nouns such as wind, breeze, air, or storm. It rarely appears predicatively (avoid 'the wind is southern' — use southerly instead).