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con·stel·la·tion
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复数:constellations
constellatory (adj.)
词根:constellate
vt.constellate 使形成星座;使群集
noun
the configuration of stars especially at one's birth
any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations
the constellation Orion
an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things a constellation of symptoms
… a constellation of … relatives, friends, and hangers-on …—Brendan Gill
pattern, arrangement
… taking advantage of the shifting constellation of power throughout the known world.—H. D. Lasswell
早在14世纪初, constellacioun 被定义为"行星在黄道带中的位置"; 到了14世纪晚期,它又被定义为"从古代传下来的公认的星座图案"(无论是否在黄道带中),这个词源自法语单词 constellacion,意为"星座,行星的合集",并直接源自晚期拉丁语 constellationem(主格 constellatio),意为"一群星星",特别是"被认为对人类事务产生影响的星群",来自 constellatus "布满星星",由拉丁语 com "与,一起"(参见 con-)+ stellare 的过去分词"闪耀",源自 stella "星星"(来自 PIE 词根 *ster-(2)"星星")。
最早的含义是占星术的,指的是行星("星星")相对于黄道带星座在特定日子(通常是出生日)的位置,作为决定一个人性格的因素。"我总是按照我的倾向行事/由于我的星座的影响"(乔叟,《妻子的序言》,约1386年)。在现代用法中,"一组固定的星星被赋予了明确的名字,但并不属于另一个命名的组(比较 asterism)。比喻意义上,"任何一组杰出或卓越的人物"(1630年代)。
古典的北方星座可能在史前的美索不达米亚形成; 希腊人可能在公元前500年左右接受了它们,而亚历山大的克劳狄乌斯·托勒密(约90年-约168年)在他的"天文学大全"(2世纪)中确立了其中的48个,这些星座至今仍在使用。随着欧洲人探索了亚历山大无法看到的南方星星,以及天文学家填补了已经确定的星座之间较暗的区域,自16世纪以来,星座的正式名单开始扩大,到19世纪晚期,地图上显示的星座多达109个。1922年,国际天文学联合会将现代星座的名单定为88个。
星座
为了识别星空,按恒星在天球上的排列图像,将星空划分的区域。
星座
星座
低轨道卫星或中轨道卫星系统中卫星的集合。
Middle English constellacioun, from Anglo-French constellation, from Late Latin constellation-, constellatio, from Latin com- + stella star — more at star
The first known use of constellation was in the 14th century
constipationnoun
abnormally difficult or infrequent bowel movements
constipatedadjective
affected with constipation
constipateverb
to cause constipation in
consternationnoun
amazement or dismay that makes one feel helpless or confused
constellationnoun
any of 88 groups of stars forming patterns
constellationnoun
any of 88 groups of stars forming patterns
constellationnoun
a set of ideas, conditions, symptoms, or traits that fall into or appear to fall into a pattern: as
a group of stimulus conditions or factors affecting personality and behavior development
the way in which family constellation and handling of punishment influenced this particular boy—S. B. Sarason
a group of behavioral or personality traits
1 Brightclusters and nebulae abound in the northern constellation of Auriga.
御夫座北部有大量明亮的星团和星云。
2 If there were answers, they were as far away as the constellations.
3 I stay silent and stare at the sky, trying to make out constellations as I think about how to respond.
4 “So this is what it was all about, a new constellation—new life in the universe,” I whispered, overwhelmed by the magic my sisters and I had helped the goddess create.
5 Paragraphs glitter with a constellation of terms like creativity and originality.
6 Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...
大多数患者的病症都很相似,鲜有明显的区别。
7 In the constellation of Orion, low on the Eastern horizon, a star flashed and glittered and fell.
8 The lantern’s sides were perforated with pinholes, so at night glimmering constellations drifted across her walls.
9 The famous Pleiades constellation gets a new look in the infrared.
著名的昴宿星团(Pleiades constellation)在红外光谱下的新照片。
10 Robin, who knew something of the stars, began to name the constellations for us.
11 Just remember, the constellation Cygnus the Swan contains the Northern Cross.
所要记住的是, 北十字星座在天鹅座里.
12 “I just finished Perseus. That there is Algol—the demon star. This here is pretend outer space—or fantasy outer space—so we’re not really interested in arranging the constellations the way they usually appear.”
13 I feel sorry for Boy21 because his parents were murdered and he thinks he’s from outer space, but, then, his knowing so much about constellations is pretty interesting.
14 The Earth is our moving platform from which we observe the motion of the other planets against the backdrop of distant constellations.
15 A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Pisces and Aquila.
位于北半球靠近金牛星座和双鱼星座的一个星座.
16 The lounge looked just as it had before she moved: the cozy yellow chairs and the big bear constellation skulking across the ceiling.
17 He wants to match the new freckles across Henry’s nose to the stars above them and make him name the constellations.
18 He sighs as the stones fall on the dirt in the shapes of new constellations.
19 All those recently hatched massive blue- white super-giant stars in Orion are destined in the next few million years to become supernovae, a continuing cosmic fireworks in the constellation of the hunter.
20 It was a clear sky full of stars with a bright moon overhead, and we passed the time naming the constellations.
2 安排
down setout management conduct format arrangement lash-up budget tee work place order schedule lay organize cast arrange orchestrate finagle take order with
4 一系列
series battery flight chain tissue sequence clutch catalogue run range bank string parade succession
5 格局
6 星群
7 配合
coordinate assorted conjugate copulate coordinative fit combination perspective scheme composition proportion fitting coordination synergy conjugation crasis couple pair combine yoke group compound scribe