sun dog
短语幻日, 假日
发音
UK
/ˈsʌn dɒɡ/
其它
US
/ˈsʌn ˌdɔɡ/
US
/-ˌdɑɡ/
词形变化
sun dogs
复数
别名
sundog
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on a parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals.
幻日
词汇关系
词源
PIE word *sóh₂wl̥ From sun + dog (“(figurative) a visible atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon”) ; metaphorically refers to the bright spots of light that appear to "dog" or follow the real sun, much like a dog follows its owner.
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