请问 west 和 western 的区别是什么
当 west 和 western 作形容词时都有“西方的，西部的”意思，请问有什么区别吗？
比如，河流的西岸是on the west bank of the river 还是 on the western bank of the river 呢？
最佳答案 2021-04-12 12:06
(1)河流的西岸: the west bank of the river.(2)在河流西岸：on the west bank of the river.
(1)west 主要以地理位置方面划分的西方，西方的，向西的，西部的，侧重地理位置划分。
Which way is west?哪边是西？
Rain is spreading from the west.雨正从西边袭来。
He lives to the west of the town.他住在这个城镇以西的地方。
I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west.我继续西行，向100英里外的弗拉格斯塔夫进发。
The sun crosses the sky from east to west. 太阳自东向西穿过天空
(2)western主要以政治方面进行划分的“西方的；西方国家的；（尤指）欧美的”
Mexico had the support of the big western governments.墨西哥拥有西方大国的支持。
Those statements have never been reported in the Western media. 那些言论似乎从来没有被西方媒体报道过。
Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe. 5家波兰银行将和5家西欧银行结为姐妹银行。
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其它 2 个回答
通常的用法是：如果明确地划分地域范围或者政治范围，使用 west ；如果地域不作明确的划分，就用 western 。如：
the western United States 美国西部；在河流的西岸 on the west bank of the river 教堂的西门 the west door of the church 【注意】这不是绝对的，最好多查词典。
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The west is the direction which you look towards in order to see the sun set.
A west wind blows from the west.
The west of a place is the part that is towards the west.
West is used in the names of some states and regions.
You don't usually talk about a 'west' part of a country or region. You talk about a western part.
Similarly, you don't talk about 'west Europe' or 'west France'. Say western Europe or western France.
You can use Western to describe people and things connected with the United States, Canada, the countries of western Europe, and sometimes other industrialized countries.
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