southern
单词辨析：
只作定语，所指范围相对比较明确，多用于洲、国家或行政区之类名词前构成地名，此时首字母需大写。
South Africa/America
南非/南美洲
We lived in a village on the south coast.
我们住在南部海岸的一座村庄。
They have moved to South Wales.
他们已迁居南威尔士。
通常作定语，所指范围相对比较模糊，多指某一洲、国家、地区等的南部。
southern Africa/America
非洲南部/美洲南部
The pagoda is located on the southern slope of the mountain.
塔位于山的南坡。
He is currently teaching in southern Spain.
他目前在西班牙南部教书。
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
澳大利亚位于南半球。
相关例句：
The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged
一些南非国家的脆弱经济可能会被彻底破坏，无法挽回。
He left Britain for the sunnier climes of Southern France
他离开英国，去了阳光更为明媚的法国南部。
The sun was now high in the southern sky
太阳正高挂在南边的天空上。
Food is being shipped to drought-stricken Southern Africa.
食物正被运往遭受旱灾的非洲南部。
Hurricane Andrew has passed over the southern tip of Florida.
飓风“安德鲁”已越过佛罗里达州南端。
Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday.
周四，南极气流给智利南部带来了刺骨的严寒。