windward

中文来自 ECDICT

adv.: 向风，上风
adj.: 向风的，上风的
n.: 上风面

构词拆分

wind词根/词干

Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc. · Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.

词源说明

From wind + -ward.

释义（英文）

形容词 Adjective

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
On the side exposed to the wind.
(figurative) In a position of advantage or superiority.

副词 Adverb

In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

名词 Noun

The direction from which the wind blows.
The side receiving the wind's force.

词族

派生词（7）

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