区别辨析forwards、forth与onwards

forwards、forth与onwards这些副词均含有“向前”之意。

forwards : 多指具体的向前移动。

  • She leaned forwards to whisper something in my ear.
    她倾身向前,对我耳语了一番。
  • I always look forwards, not back.
    我总是放眼未来,而不是回首过去。

forth : 正式的书面用词,侧重指向前行进。

  • They set forth on their travels in early June.
    他们6月初起程旅行。
  • From that day forth he never drank again.
    从那天起,他再也没有沾过酒。

onwards : 通常指向着一定的目标、终端或地方前进。

  • I'm usually at home from five o'clock onwards.
    我通常从5点钟起都在家。
  • We sailed onwards in a westerly direction.
    我们继续向西航行。