- usually the south
the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass 南；南方 Which way is south? 哪边是南？ warmer weather coming from the south 从南方来的渐暖天气 - to the south (of…)
He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city. 他住在城外南边。 views of distant mountains to north and south 南北远山的景色
- the south, the South
the southern part of a country, a region or the world 南方；南部 birds flying to the south for the winter 飞往南方过冬的鸟 - in the south
Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of the country). （英格兰）北方的房子比南方便宜。 They bought a villa in the South of France. 他们在法国南部买了一座别墅。
- the South
the southern states of the US 美国南方各州；美国南方 The South used to rely heavily on agriculture. 南方过去严重依赖农业。
CultureThe south-east and south-central US states, regarded as beginning to the south of the Mason-Dixon line are the southern states. Their region is part of the Sunbelt. The 14 states are Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, especially its eastern part. All were Confederate States except Maryland, West Virginia and Kentucky.The South has sometimes seemed a mysterious region to Americans who live outside it and who associate it with a mixture of romantic charm, traditional family values, dangerous independence and violent prejudice. These ideas have been supported by the works of southern writers such as William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams and by the real conflicts of the civil rights movement. Today, however, a 'New South' has been recognized. Atlanta and other modern cities have developed, many companies from other parts of the US have moved to the Sunbelt, and African Americans now serve as mayors and community leaders. Two recent US Presidents have come from the South, and the US government has even developed the southern idea of states' rights. In spite of these changes, however, many people still believe that the South is a region that wants to keep its strong separate character.see also Deep South - the South(also the Global South)
the poorer countries in the southern half of the world （南半球的）发展中国家 The South comprises many diverse countries. 南方由许多不同的国家组成。 the vast informal economies of the Global South 全球南方庞大的非正规经济
Word OriginOld English sūth, of Germanic origin; related to Low German sud.