hemisphere

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/|/ˈhɛmɪsfɪː/|/ˈhɛmɪsfɪj.ə/    美 /ˈhɛmɪsfɪɹ/|/ˈhemɪsfɪə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
  2. A realm or domain of activity . figuratively
    — Love is the Columbus of our moral world, and opens, at some period or other, a new hemisphere to our view.
  3. Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
    — Bangkok typically sees temperatures between 73 and 91 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 33 degrees Celsius) during January, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand – one reason why it’s a paradise for many tourists looking to escape winter in the northern hemisphere.
  4. Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
  5. A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
  6. Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .

词形变化

hemispheres plural hemisphære alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
terrestrial hemisphere half sphere
衍生词
Eastern Hemisphere Hemisphere hemispherectomy hemisphered hemispherian Hemispheric hemispherical hemispherically hemispheroid hemispheroidal hemispheroidally hemispherotomy interhemisphere Land Hemisphere Magdeburg hemisphere microhemisphere Northern Hemisphere semihemisphere southern hemisphere Water Hemisphere Western Hemisphere
相关词
demisphere hemi- semisphere sphere dome

词源

From Latin hemisphaerium, from Ancient Greek ἡμισφαίριον (hēmisphaírion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”). Equivalent to hemi- + sphere. Displaced native Old English healftrendel (literally “half-sphere”).
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