toward

形容词 adj. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /təˈwɔːd/    美 /tɔɹd/|/ˈtwɔɹd/|/təˈwɔɹd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward. US,not-comparable
  2. Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand. US,dated,not-comparable
    — Do you heare ought (Sir) of a Battell toward.
  3. Promising, likely. US,archaic,not-comparable,obsolete
    — Clif[ford] Why that is ſpoken like a toward Prince.
  4. Future; to-come. US,not-comparable,obsolete
    — But ear that wiſhed day his beame diſcloſd, / He either enuying my toward good, / Or of him ſelfe to treaſon ill diſpoſd / One day vnto me came in friendly mood, / And told for ſecret how he vnderſtood / […]
介词 prep.
  1. In the direction of. US
    — She moved toward the door.
  2. In relation to (someone or something). US
    — What are your feelings toward him?
  3. For the purpose of attaining (an aim). US
    — I'm saving money toward retirement.
  4. Located close to; near (a time or place). US
    — Our place is over toward the station.

词形变化

towards alternative,UK

词汇关系

近义词
coming in the offing proximate
反义词
away from froward fromward untoward
衍生词
heretoward regression toward the mean theretoward wheretoward towardly towardness untoward

词源

词源 1
From Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard, from Proto-West Germanic *tōward, equivalent to to + -ward. Cognate with Middle Low German tôwart, Middle Dutch toewaert (Modern Dutch toewaarts), Middle High German zuowart, zūwart (Modern German zuwärts). Compare also Middle English tilward, tillward (“toward”).
词源 2
From Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard, from Proto-West Germanic *tōward, equivalent to to + -ward. Cognate with Middle Low German tôwart, Middle Dutch toewaert (Modern Dutch toewaarts), Middle High German zuowart, zūwart (Modern German zuwärts). Compare also Middle English tilward, tillward (“toward”).
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