Old English norewest (adv.);
from north + west. As a noun from late 14c. Related: Northwestern; northwesterly; northwestward. Northwest Passage first attested c. 1600.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The address is 2025 M Street, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20036.
地址為華盛頓特區(qū)，西北區(qū)，M大街2025號(hào)，郵政編碼20036。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.
在西班牙西北部的炸彈爆炸事件中，已有3人死亡。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Take the northwest road; it is the shortest way.
走向西北的那條路, 那是最近的路.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. He was born in the northwest.
他出生于西北部.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. Alexander carried his victorious arms into Northwest India.