astrolabe

astrolabe

英 ['æstrəleɪb]
　　美 ['æstrəleb]

n. [天] 星盤；天體觀測儀

中文詞源：

astrolabe 星盤

詞根astro, 星。-labe, 詞源同lemma, 拿，握，定理。

例句：

1. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe.
海員們還可使用星盤這種儀器確定緯度。

2. Mariners were also able to fix their latitude , by using an instrument called an astrolabe.
海員們還可使用星盤這種儀器確定緯度.

3. Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe.
另外的早期儀器還有六分儀和星盤.

4. On the astrolabe, an off - centered circle represents the orbit of the sun - the ecliptic.
在星盤上, 一個偏心的圓代表瞭太陽的運行軌道――黃道.

5. We can compare Bhu - mandala with an astronomical instrument called an astrolabe, popular in the Middle Ages.
我們可以用Bhu -mandala 與一種叫做星盤的天文儀器作一個比較,這種儀器在中世紀十分常用.