In British English, forwards is the everyday way of saying “towards the front”: you walk forwards, lean forwards, pass the ball forwards. Americans usually write the same idea as forward, with no s.

in British English在英式英文裡，forwards is the everyday way of saying "towards the front"forwards 是日常用來表達「往前」的說法：you walk forwards, lean forwards, pass the ball forwards你會 walk forwards（往前走）、lean forwards（往前傾）、pass the ball forwards（把球往前傳）。americans usually write the same idea as forward, with no s美國人通常把同樣的意思寫成 forward，不加 s。

The extra s is not a plural. It is an old adverb ending — the same little -s you meet on towards, backwards, and afterwards — and it only marks “in that direction.” You also use it for time and for progress: from that day forwards; the work is moving forwards.

the extra s is not a plural這個多出來的 s 不是複數。it is an old adverb ending它是一個古老的副詞字尾——the same little -s you meet on towards, backwards, and afterwards跟 towards、backwards、afterwards 上面那個 -s 是同一個東西——and it only marks "in that direction."它只是標示「往那個方向」。you also use it for time and for progress你也可以用它來講時間和進度：from that day forwardsfrom that day forwards（從那天起）；the work is moving forwardsthe work is moving forwards（工作正在往前推進）。

Though actually, even in Britain the two spellings sit side by side, and nobody is lost. Careful writers still prefer forward when the word is an adjective (a forward plan, a forward-looking idea); the s-form is happiest as an adverb.

though actually不過其實，even in Britain the two spellings sit side by side就算在英國，兩種拼法也是並存的，and nobody is lost也不會有人搞混。careful writers still prefer forward when the word is an adjective謹慎的作者在當形容詞用的時候還是偏好 forward（a forward plan, a forward-looking idea）（a forward plan、a forward-looking idea）；the s-form is happiest as an adverb加 s 的形式最適合當副詞用。

One trap that looks the same: in sport, the forwards are the attacking players — that s really is a plural of the noun forward, a different story from the adverb.

one trap that looks the same有一個看起來一樣、其實是陷阱的用法：in sport, the forwards are the attacking players在運動裡，the forwards 是指前鋒球員——that s really is a plural of the noun forward那個 s 是名詞 forward 的複數，a different story from the adverb跟副詞的情況是不同的事。