south

Compared meaning: relating to or facing south (adjective).

比较义项：南方的，向南的（形容词）。

• south 本词

  South directly modifies specific nouns such as side, wall, exit or window, and can double as a directional adverb (drove south); it rarely appears before general nouns like region or accent, where southern is used instead.

  south常直接修饰side、wall、exit、window等具体名词，也可作方向副词（如drove south）；它很少用在region、accent等泛指名词前，那些场合通常用southern。

  The house has a large south-facing window that lets in the morning sun.

  这栋房子有一扇很大的朝南窗户，能让晨光照进来。

• southern

  Southern is the general adjective for describing regions, climates, accents, cultures or hemispheres; it precedes broad nouns rather than fixed compass terms like side or wall, where south is preferred.

  southern是描述地区、气候、口音、文化或半球时常用的泛指形容词，常用在region、climate、accent等宽泛名词前，而不是side、wall这类固定方位词，那些场合更常用south。

  She has a strong southern accent that reveals where she grew up.

  她有很浓重的南方口音，一听就知道她的家乡在哪里。

South and southern both mean 'relating to the south'. South modifies specific nouns like side, wall, or window, and also works as a directional adverb. Southern is common before general nouns like region, accent, or climate. It excludes south as a noun or adverb.

south和southern在“南方的”这一意义上很接近，但搭配习惯不同：south多直接修饰side、wall、window等具体方位名词，或作方向副词使用；southern则更常用于region、accent、climate等泛指名词前。这里不比较south作名词（the south，南方）或副词（go south，向南走）的用法。