observatory
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- n. 天文臺(tái)；氣象臺(tái)；瞭望臺(tái)
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?observatories;
中文詞源
observatory 天文臺(tái)，氣象臺(tái)
來(lái)自observe,觀察，注視。用于指天文臺(tái)，氣象臺(tái)等。
英文詞源
- observatory (n.)
- "building for observing astronomical phenomena," 1670s (in reference to Greenwich), from French observatoire, from observer (v.); see observe.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
- 當(dāng)初創(chuàng)立皇家格林尼治天文臺(tái)就是為了觀察星體并對(duì)其進(jìn)行編目。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
- 格林威治天文臺(tái)的職員們每天對(duì)大鐘檢查兩次.
來(lái)自《用法詞典》
- 3. Guy's house was close to the observatory.
- 蓋伊的房子離天文臺(tái)很近.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out.
- 若想找個(gè)地兒開(kāi)心地逛一天，沒(méi)有哪家博物館能比得上格林尼治皇家天文臺(tái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. China boasts the world's earliest observatory, built in Nanking in 1385 in the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 A . D . - 1644 A . D . ), three centuries ahead of the Greenwich Observatory built in Britain in 1670.
- 中國(guó)建有世界上最早的氣象臺(tái). 公元1385年,明朝在南京建立觀象臺(tái), 比英國(guó)格林尼治觀象臺(tái) ( 建于1670年 ) 早三個(gè)世紀(jì).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》