towards是什么意思

prep. 朝，向；对于；有助于

中文词源

towards 朝，向，接近

toward,朝向，-s,副词所有格。

towards: towards: [OE] The suffix -ward or -wards, which underlies towards, forward, and a host of other English adverbs and adjectives, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *-warth. This in turn goes back to the Indo-European base *wert- ‘turn’ (source also of English convert, version, etc) – so etymologically, towards denotes ‘turning to’ something.
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towards (adv.): Old English toweards, from toweard (adj.) "coming, facing, approaching" (see toward) + adverbial genitive ending.

1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.: 不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。

2. I was on my own and these fellows came along towards me.: 我正一个人走着，一些家伙朝我走过来。

4. He tramped hurriedly round the lake towards the garden.: 他匆匆地迈着沉重的步伐绕过湖边向花园走去。

5. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.: 英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。