Old English norþerna, norðerne "northern, Northumbrian, Scandinavian," cognate with Old High German nordroni, Old Norse norroenn (see north). With -erne, suffix denoting direction. Related: Northernmost. Northerner in U.S. geo-political sense is attested from 1831. Northern lights "aurora borealis" first recorded by that name 1721 (earlier north-light, 1706).
权威例句
1. The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland.
这部电影未在北爱尔兰政治问题上选择站边。
2. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula.
这艘船停泊在离该半岛北部海岸不远的地方。
3. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is still brittle.
这些事件表明北爱尔兰的和平仍然很脆弱。
4. Prices at three-star hotels fell furthest in several northern cities.
3星级宾馆的住宿价格在几个北方城市降得最多。
5. Their two children were immigrants to Northern Ireland from Pennsylvania.