If you go northward, you go towards the north. People use it after a verb of movement: the birds flew northward; we drove northward all morning. They also put it in front of a noun: a northward journey, a northward wind.

If如果 you go northward你northward, you go towards the north就是往北走。People人們 use it after放在 a verb of movement表示移動的動詞後面: the birds flew northwardthe birds flew northward（鳥往北飛）; we drove northward all morningwe drove northward all morning（我們整個早上都往北開）。They他們 also put it in front of a noun也會把它放在名詞前面: a northward journeya northward journey（一趟往北的旅程）, a northward winda northward wind（一陣往北吹的風）。

It is a little more careful than just saying north or to the north, so it turns up in weather reports, news, and maps.

It它 is a little more careful than比...要稍微講究一點 just saying north or to the north單純說north或to the north, so it turns up in所以常出現在 weather reports, news, and maps氣象報告、新聞，和地圖上。

American English likes northward. British English often says northwards for the “which way?” use. Though actually, when the word sits in front of a noun, the form without s is the usual one even in Britain: a northward path. And in everyday speech, north by itself is often enough: They headed north.

American English美式英文 likes northward偏好northward。British English英式英文 often says northwards在表示『往哪個方向』時，常說northwards for the "which way?" use。Though actually不過其實, when the word sits in front of a noun當這個字放在名詞前面時, the form without s is the usual one even in Britain就算在英國，不加s的形式也是比較常見的: a northward patha northward path（一條往北的小路）。And而且 in everyday speech在日常口語裡, north by itself is often enough光說north往往就夠了: They headed northThey headed north（他們往北走了）。

Northward is the direction of travel, not a region with a border. Northern is the describing word for things that already sit in the north (a northern city).

Northward northward is the direction of travel指的是移動的方向, not a region with a border不是一個有邊界的地區。Northern northern is the describing word for things that already sit in the north則是用來形容已經位在北方的東西的形容詞 (a northern city)（a northern city，一座北方的城市）。