Northwards means towards the north. It tells you the way something is moving or facing, not the place it already sits — a train can run northwards even while it is still in the south.

Northwards northwards這個字 means意思是 towards the north朝北方。It它 tells you the way告訴你的是方向 something is moving or facing某個東西移動或面對的方向, not而不是 the place它已經在的地方 it already sits — a train一輛火車 can run northwards可以往北跑 even while it is still in the south即使它人還在南邊。

British English uses this form with s a lot (walk northwards, look northwards); American English often writes northward, without the s. People understand both.

British English英式英文 uses this form常用這個帶s的形式 with s a lot (walk northwards, look northwards); American English美式英文 often writes常常寫成 northward northward, without沒有 the s那個s。People人們 understand both兩種都看得懂。

You will hear it with travel, maps, weather, and stories: birds flying northwards in spring, a river flowing northwards, the wind shifting northwards. Though actually, in careful talk a wind going northwards is heading north, which is not the same as a north wind (a north wind comes from the north).

You你 will hear it會聽到它 with travel, maps, weather, and stories用在旅行、地圖、天氣和故事裡: birds鳥 flying northwards in spring春天往北飛, a river一條河 flowing northwards往北流, the wind風 shifting northwards轉向北邊。Though actually不過其實, in careful talk在講究一點的說法裡, a wind一陣風 going northwards往北吹 is heading north就是朝北去, which這 is not the same as跟...不一樣 a north wind北風 (a north wind北風 comes from the north是從北邊來的)。

It is a direction word, a little more bookish than just saying to the north, but not stiff.

It它 is是 a direction word一個方向詞, a little more bookish比單純說to the north稍微文謅謅一點 than just saying to the north, but但 not stiff並不僵硬。