southeast和southeastern都可以作形容词,区别在于意思细微差别、用法不同。
1. southeast,adj.东南的,东南部的;(风)来自东南的。
在句子里面可以作表语、定语;强调带有....特色的含义。例如:
Is Southeast Asia your largest market?
东南亚是你们最大的市场吗?
According to all, medicine department university precursor in Anhui is southeast medical college in Shanghai.
据悉,安徽医科大学前身为上海东南医学院。
I know we have to go southeast, more or less.
我知道我们大概得往东南方向走。
2. southeastern,adj.东南方的;朝东南的;
在句子里面通常作定语,表示地点,强调位置。例如:
The wild card in the picture is southeastern Africa.
局势中的未知因素在东南非洲。
There's no mistaking the southeastern flavour of the food.
该食物的东南方口味肯定不会错的。
Discussions were centred on developments in Southeastern Europe.
讨论围绕着东南欧的发展这一中心议题进行。