late 14c., "god of the sea," from Latin Neptunus, son of Saturn, brother of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sea (later identified with Greek Poseidon), probably from PIE root *nebh- "cloud" (source of Latin nebula "fog, mist, cloud;" see nebula), via a sense of "moist, wet." The planet so named was discovered by Galle in 1846. Until the identification of Pluto in 1930, it was the most distant planet known.
双语例句
1. Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.
海王星是离太阳最远的行星.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Neptune turned out to be a dynamic, stormy world.
海王星原来是个有生气 、 多风暴的世界.
来自百科语句
3. He managed to walk a little farther - but he never reached the Neptune.