westerly
英 ['westəlɪ]
美
- adj.西へ；西から；西へ向かって
- adv. 西へ、西へ
- n. 西風
英語の語源
- westerly (adv.)
- late 15c., "in a westerly direction; facing toward the west," from Middle English wester (adj.) "western" (mid-14c.), from Old English westra, variant of westerne (see western) + -ly (2). As an adjective, "coming from the west," 1570s. Contradictory sense of "going to the west" attested by 1630s.
例文
- 1. They set out in a westerly direction along the riverbank.
- 彼らは川岸に沿って西に向かって出発した。
- 2.travelling in a westerly direction
- 西へ移動
- 3.The garden was very exposed to westerly winds.
- この花園は完全に西風にさらされている。
- 4.A rising westerly wind was whipping up a moderate sea.
- 西風が次第に強まり、穏やかな海に波が立った。
- 5.The prevailing westerly winds gave the battle advantage to the English admirals.
- 盛んな西風が英国海軍将校たちの力を助けた。
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