单词 | zodiac |
释义 | zodiac['zəudiæk]n. 黄道带, 黄道十二宫图 zodiac zo.di.ac AHD: [z½“d¶-²k”] D.J. [6z*&di87#k]K.K. [6zodi7#k]n.(名词)1. Astronomy A band of the celestial sphere extending about 8&9{=} to either side of the ecliptic that represents the path of the principal planets, the moon, and the sun.【天文学】 黄道带:天球上,向黄道两边各延伸约8度的一条带,代表主要的行星(月亮和太阳)的轨道2. In astrology, this band divided into 12 equal parts called signs, each 30&9{=} wide, bearing the name of a constellation for which it was originally named but with which it no longer coincides owing to the precession of the equinoxes.黄道十二宫图:在占星学中,被等分为12份的黄道叫作宫,每宫30度,保留着其原有星座的名称,但由于岁差这些名称已不相符3. A diagram or figure representing the zodiac.表示黄道的图形成图解4. A complete circuit; a circle.圆周;圆语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French zodiaque 源自 古法语 zodiaque 3. from Latin z½diacus 源自 拉丁语 z½diacus 4. from Greek z½idiakos (kuklos) [(circle) of the zodiac] 源自 希腊语 z½idiakos (kuklos) [黄道的(一周)] 5. from z½idion [small represented figure, zodiacal sign] [diminutive of] z½ion [living being] * see zoon 1源自 z½idion [表示图解、黄道带的宫的一小部分] [] z½ion的小后缀 [生物] *参见 zoon1继承用法:zodi“acal AHD: [-dº“…-k…l] (形容词) |
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