英语名词“东西南北”的用法说明
East China 华东 East Asia 东亚
East Germany 东德 East Europe 东欧
South America 南美 the Middle East 中东
the Far East 远东 the Near East 近东
而在普通名词中多用eastern。如:
the eastern part of Africa 非洲东部
the eastern sky 东方天空
an eastern country 东方国家
(3) 在抽象名词前,一般用eastern,不用east。如:
the eastern civilization 东方文明
the eastern languages 东方语言
eastern religions 东方宗教
4. 汉语中说“东南西北”或“东西南北”,但在英语中却通常说成north, south, east and west(北、南、东、西)。如:
North, south, east and west are the four cardinal points of the compass. 东、西、南、北是罗盘上的四个方位基点。
It is colder in the north, warmer in the south, drier in the east and wetter in the west. 北方冷,南方热,东方干,西方湿。
有时也说north, east, south and west或north, east, west and south或east, west, north and south,但均不算普通。
注意以下各词语,其方位习惯与汉语完全相反:northeast 东北 / southeast 东南 / northwest 西北 / southwest 西南
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