In British English, onwards is an adverb and onward is an adjective. In American English and sometimes in formal British English, onward may also be an adverb. 在英国英语中,onwards为副词,onward 为形容词。在美国英语及有时在英国英语的正式语体中,onward 亦可为副词。
1. 向前的;前进的
Onward means moving forward or continuing a journey.
onward什么意思
e.g. British Airways have two flights a day to Bangkok, and there are onward flights to Phnom Penh.
英国航空公司每天有两个航班飞往曼谷,那里有前往金边的接续航班。
2. 发展的;进步的;日趋重要的
Onward means developing, progressing, or becoming more important over a period of time.
e.g. ...the onward march of progress in the British aircraft industry.
英国航空业的稳步发展
3. (从某时起)一直
If something happens from a particular time onwards or onward, it begins to happen at that time and continues to happen afterwards.
onward的意思
e.g. From the turn of the century onward, she shared the life of the aborigines.
她自世纪之交以来便同土著居民生活在一起。