homeward(副词/形容词):朝家(方向)地;回家途中(的)。常与 go, head, journey, bound 等词搭配。(也可指“归航/返程”的方向或状态。)
/ˈhoʊmwɚd/
I walked homeward after school.
放学后我朝家走去。
As the storm intensified, the sailors turned the ship homeward, navigating cautiously through the dark waves.
风暴加剧时,水手们让船只转向返航,小心翼翼地在黑色浪涛中航行。
由 home(家)+ -ward(表示“朝向……的方向/朝……去”)构成。**-ward** 是英语里常见的方向后缀,类似的还有 forward, backward, seaward 等。