northern

northern

英 ['nɔːð(ə)n]
　　美 ['nɔrðɚn]

adj. 北部的；北方的
　　n. 北部方言

adj.(形容詞)northern用作形容詞,意思是“北方的,北部的”,多用作定語,偶爾用作表語。northern作為表示方位的形容詞,一般不用於比較級,若確定進行比較,可用more, less, nearly等修飾。

中文詞源：

northern 北部的

north,北方，-ern,形容詞後綴。

例句：

1. The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland.
這部電影未在北愛爾蘭政治問題上選擇站邊。

2. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula.
這艘船停泊在離該半島北部海岸不遠的地方。

3. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is still brittle.
這些事件表明北愛爾蘭的和平仍然很脆弱。

4. Prices at three-star hotels fell furthest in several northern cities.
3星級賓館的住宿價格在幾個北方城市降得最多。

5. Their two children were immigrants to Northern Ireland from Pennsylvania.
他們的兩個孩子是從賓夕法尼亞州移民到北愛爾蘭的。