easterly
英 ['i?st?l?]
美['ist?li]
- adj. 在東方的；向東的
- adv. 朝東方
- n. 東風
- n. (Easterly)人名；(英)伊斯特利
英文詞源
- easterly
- 1540s (adj.), 1630s (adv.), from easter (late 14c.), variant of eastern + -ly (1) and (2). As a noun meaning "easterly wind," by 1901. Old English easterlic meant "pertaining to Easter."
雙語例句
- 1. After rounding Cape Finisterre the boats ride the north-easterly trades.
- 繞過菲尼斯特雷角之后，這些船開始在東北信風的吹送下破浪前行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. travelling in an easterly direction
- 向東旅行
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. travelling in a north-easterly direction
- 向東北行駛
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. A right easterly wind is very unkind.
- 風起正東,定是惡風.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The strong easterly wind lash ed at our faces.
- 強勁的東風猛烈地吹打我們的臉.
來自辭典例句