towards

英語

詞源

繼承自中古英語 towardes，繼承自古英語 tōweardes、tōwærdes，等價於 toward +‎ -s (副詞後綴)。

發音

• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助)：/təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]

  (傳統) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈtɔːdz/

• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助)：/tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/, /ˈtoʊɚdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z], [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]
• (新西蘭) 國際音標^(幫助)：/tɘˈwoːdz/, [tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz], [tʰw̥oːdz]

• 音頻（美國）：

  (檔案)

• 韻部：-ɔː(ɹ)dz, -oːdz
• 斷字：to‧wards

介詞

towards

1. toward的另一種寫法

   近義詞： toward

   反義詞： fromward、fromwards

   • 1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1，頁號s 284–5:

     Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.

   • 1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，頁號 752:

     To the left towers the Jungfrau, with the train heading directly towards it.

   • 2011年10月1日, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0-2 Liverpool”, 出自 BBC Sport:

     But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.

用法說明

• Template:U:en:toward

參見

• 參見 w:en:Adverbial genitive

副詞

towards (不可比)

1. 朝著指定的方向
   • 1590, 埃德蒙·斯宾塞, “Book II, Canto IV”, 出自 仙后（The Faerie Qveene . […]）, London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]

形容詞

towards (無比較級)

1. 靠近的；眼前的
   • Template:RQ:Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet

中古英語

介詞

towards

1. towardes的另一種寫法