equinox

equinox

英 ['iːkwɪnɒks; 'ekwɪ-]
　　美 ['ikwɪnɑks]

n. 春分；秋分；晝夜平分點

中文詞源：

equinox 春分，秋分

equ-, 平等，相等。-nox, 夜，詞源同night, nocturne.

例句：

1. The Autumnal Equinox is the best time for wheat - sowing.
秋分種麥最相宜.

2. In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month.
在中國歷法中，春分總是出現在2月。

3. The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.
赤道和黃道的另一個相交點叫作秋分點.

4. The zero point is the Vernal Equinox, also called the point of Aries.
零點是春分點, 也叫做白羊座點.

5. During a tropical year the sun moves from Vernal Equinox to Vernal Equinox.
在一個回歸年內,太陽從春分點轉回到春分點.