equinox
英 ['i?kw?n?ks; 'ekw?-]
美['ikw?nɑks]
- n. 春分；秋分；晝夜平分點(diǎn)
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?equinoxes;
中文詞源
equinox 春分，秋分
equ-, 平等，相等。-nox, 夜，詞源同night, nocturne.
英文詞源
- equinox (n.)
- c. 1400, "point at which the sun crosses the earth's equator, making day and night of equal length everywhere," from Old French equinoce (12c.) or directly from Medieval Latin equinoxium "equality of night (and day)," from Latin aequinoctium, usually in plural, dies aequinoctii "the equinoxes," from aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + nox (genitive noctis) "night" (see night). The Old English translation was efnniht. Related: Equinoctial.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Autumnal Equinox is the best time for wheat - sowing.
- 秋分種麥最相宜.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month.
- 在中國(guó)歷法中，春分總是出現(xiàn)在2月。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.
- 赤道和黃道的另一個(gè)相交點(diǎn)叫作秋分點(diǎn).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The zero point is the Vernal Equinox, also called the point of Aries.
- 零點(diǎn)是春分點(diǎn), 也叫做白羊座點(diǎn).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. During a tropical year the sun moves from Vernal Equinox to Vernal Equinox.
- 在一個(gè)回歸年內(nèi),太陽(yáng)從春分點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)回到春分點(diǎn).
來(lái)自辭典例句