当 west 和 western 作形容词时都有“西方的，西部的”意思，请问的不同之处吗？
譬如，河流的西岸是on the west bank of the river 还是 on the westernbank of the river 呢？
河流的西岸: the west bank of the river.在河流西岸：on the west bank of the river.
west 主要以地点方面划分的西方，西方的，向西的，西部的，侧重地点划分。
Which way is west?哪边是西？
Rain is spreading from the west.雨正从西边袭来。
He lives to the west of the town.他住在这个城镇以西的地方。
I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west.我继续西行，向100英里外的弗拉格斯塔夫进发。
The sun crosses the sky from east to west. 太阳自东向西穿过天空
western主要以政治方面进行划分的“西方的；西方国家的；（尤指）欧美的”
Mexico had the support of the big western governments.墨西哥拥有西方大国的支持。
Those statements have never been reported in the Western media. 那些言论好像从来没被西方媒体报道过。
Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe. 5家波兰银行将和5家西欧银行结为姐妹银行。
