Windward means facing the direction the wind is coming from. If the wind is blowing out of the north, then the north side of your house is the windward side — the side that gets hit.

Windward Windward means意思是 facing the direction the wind is coming from面向風吹過來的方向. If the wind is blowing out of the north如果風是從北邊吹來, then the north side of your house那你家的北面 is the windward side就是迎風面 — the side that gets hit就是被風吹到的那一面。

Its opposite is 'leeward' (often said 'loo-ard' by sailors), the sheltered side.

Its opposite is它的反義字是 'leeward'『leeward』（背風面） (often said 'loo-ard' by sailors水手常唸成『loo-ard』), the sheltered side也就是被遮擋、不受風的那一面。

The word can work as an adjective ('the windward wall'), an adverb ('we sailed windward'), or a noun ('to windward of the island').

The word can work as這個字可以當 an adjective形容詞 ('the windward wall'像『the windward wall』), an adverb副詞 ('we sailed windward'像『we sailed windward』), or a noun或名詞 ('to windward of the island'像『to windward of the island』) 用。

It came out of sailing, where knowing which side the wind strikes decides everything, and it is still mainly a sailing and weather word — a farmer might plant a hedge on the windward side of a field, a hiker might shelter on the leeward side of a rock, and geographers use it constantly to explain rain: the windward slope of a mountain is wet because damp air is pushed up it, and the leeward side is dry. That is exactly why it appears in Taiwanese geography lessons about the 迎風面.

It came out of sailing它源自航海, where knowing which side the wind strikes decides everything在那裡知道風吹哪一面決定一切, and it is still mainly a sailing and weather word而它現在也主要還是航海和氣象用語 — a farmer might plant a hedge on the windward side of a field農夫可能會在田地的迎風面種樹籬, a hiker might shelter on the leeward side of a rock登山客可能會躲在岩石的背風面, and geographers use it constantly to explain rain而地理學家也常用它來解釋降雨：the windward slope of a mountain is wet山的迎風坡會比較濕 because damp air is pushed up it因為潮濕空氣被往上推, and the leeward side is dry而背風面則比較乾. That is exactly why這正是為什麼 it appears in Taiwanese geography lessons它會出現在台灣的地理課裡 about the 迎風面談到迎風面的時候。

There is a fixed old phrase too — 'to keep to windward of' someone, meaning to stay clear of trouble — but it is rare now and you can safely skip it. You will also see it in place names, like the Windward Islands in the Caribbean.

There is a fixed old phrase too還有一個老片語 — 'to keep to windward of' someone『to keep to windward of』某人, meaning to stay clear of trouble意思是遠離麻煩 — but it is rare now and you can safely skip it但現在很少見，可以放心跳過. You will also see it你也會在 in place names地名裡看到它, like the Windward Islands in the Caribbean像加勒比海的 Windward Islands（向風群島）。