ecliptic
英 [ɪ'klɪptɪk]
美 [ɪ'klɪptɪk]
- adj. 黄道的；（日或月）食的；蚀的
- n. 黄道
英文词源
- ecliptic (n.)
- "the circle in the sky followed by the Sun," late 14c., from Medieval Latin ecliptica, from Late Latin (linea) ecliptica, from Greek ekliptikos "of an eclipse" (see eclipse (n.)). So called because eclipses happen only when the Moon is near the line. Related: Ecliptical.
双语例句
- 1. Its intersection with the celestial sphere will be a great circle -- the ecliptic.
- 它与天球相交处形成一个大圆 -- 黄道.
来自辞典例句
- 2. The obliquity of the ecliptic is the fundamental cause of the seasons.
- 黄道的倾角是季节的基本成因.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The zodiacal glow refers to the diffuse scattered sunlight on the ecliptic plane.
- 黄道光指的是在黄道平面上漫散射的太阳光.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The sun naturally appears to us to traverse the ecliptic in the same period of time.
- 在我们看来,太阳自然在相同时间内沿黄道运行一周.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.
- 赤道和黄道的另一个相交点叫作秋分点.
来自辞典例句