Northwestern means in, or from, the northwest part of a country, a region, or some other area. A northwestern town sits in that corner of the map. Northwestern weather is the weather you get there.

Northwestern Northwestern means指的是 in, or from, the northwest part of a country, a region, or some other area位在或來自一個國家、地區或其他地方的西北部。 A northwestern town一個northwestern的城鎮 sits in that corner of the map就位在地圖上那個角落。 Northwestern weather northwestern的天氣 is the weather you get there就是那裡會出現的天氣。

It is an adjective: it tells you where something belongs, not which way it is moving (that would be northwestward).

It is an adjective它是形容詞：it tells you where something belongs它告訴你某樣東西屬於哪裡, not which way it is moving而不是它正往哪個方向移動 (that would be northwestward那樣要用northwestward)。

People also freeze it into names — Northwestern University in the United States is so well known that students just say Northwestern. Though actually, the northwest is not one kind of place: northwestern Spain and the northwestern United States are very different, and speakers inside a country may argue about where the northwest even starts.

People人們 also freeze it into names也會把它固定用在專有名稱裡——Northwestern University in the United States美國的Northwestern University is so well known有名到 that students just say Northwestern學生直接叫它Northwestern。 Though actually不過其實, the northwest is not one kind of place西北不是單一一種地方：northwestern Spain and the northwestern United States西班牙的西北部跟美國的西北部 are very different完全不一樣, and speakers inside a country而一個國家裡的人 may argue about where the northwest even starts可能還會吵西北到底從哪裡算起。

Compare northern (the whole north side) and western (the whole west side); northwestern is the corner where those two meet.

Compare比較一下 northern (the whole north side)northern（整個北邊） and western (the whole west side)和western（整個西邊）；northwestern northwestern is the corner where those two meet就是這兩邊交會的那個角落。