Mars
- n. 戰神;[天] 火星
中文詞源
來自拉丁語Mars,古羅馬神話戰神。后用以指火星,因火星鮮紅如血的顏色而得名。
英文詞源
- Mars
- Roman god of war, also the name of the bright red planet, late 14c., from Latin Mars (stem *Mawort-), the Roman god of war, of unknown origin, apparently from earlier Mavors, related to Oscan Mamers. According to Watkins the Latin word is from *Mawort- "name of an Italic deity who became the god of war at Rome ...." He also had agricultural attributes, and might ultimately have been a Spring-Dionysus. The planet was so named by the Romans, no doubt for its blood-like color. The Greeks also called the planet Pyroeis "the fiery."
雙語例句
- 1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
- 火星的大氣層極其稀薄,幾乎全部由二氧化碳構成。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The planet Mars will be visible to the naked eye all week.
- 整周都可以用肉眼觀察到火星。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.
- 可以看得見火星,就在望遠鏡的正中央。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He stole a Mars bar from the school tuck shop.
- 他從學校小吃店偷了一條瑪氏巧克力棒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.
- 火星自轉一周的時間比地球長。
來自《權威詞典》