词组 | east and eastern north and northern etc |
释义 | Contents overview east and eastern , north and northern , etc442 east and eastern, north and northern, etc1adjectives: the differenceWe often prefer eastern, northern, etc when we are talking about vague, indefinite or larger areas, and east, north, etc for more clearly defined places (e.g. the names of countries or states). Compare:–the northern part of the countrythe north side of the house–the southern counties of Britainthe south coast–southern Africa (an area)South Africa (a country)–the northern United StatesNorth CarolinaHowever, place names do not always follow this rule. Note the following:Northern IrelandNorth/East/West AfricaNorth/South AmericaEast/South, etc Asia but Western/Eastern, etc EuropeSouth Australia but Western Australia; the Northern Territorythe North/South Atlantic/Pacificthe Northern/Southern hemisphere2'belonging to'We use eastern, northern, etc to mean 'belonging to' or 'typical of'.a southern accenta group of northern poets3capital lettersCapital letters are used at the beginning of East, Eastern, North, Northern, etc when these come in official or well-established place names.North CarolinaWestern AustraliaAnd capitals are used in the West, the North, etc when these are names of well-defined regions.Unemployment is high in the North. My sister lives in the South-west.In other cases, adjectives, nouns and adverbs generally begin with small letters.We spent the winter in southern California.I live in north London.The sun rises in the east.There's a strong north wind.By sunrise we were driving south.4prepositionsNote the difference between in the east, etc of … and to the east, etc of …I live in the east of Scotland.Denmark is about 500km to the east of Scotland.Previous Next |
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