aurora

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n. 曙光, 极光, 奥罗拉(曙光女神) [电] 极光

发音

UK /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/
其它
UK /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/
US /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/
US /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/

词形变化

aurorae auroras 复数 auroras aurorae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

    极光

  2. 2.

    The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).

  3. 3.

    The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

morning dawn sunrise daybreak dawning sunup break of day cockcrow dayspring first light

上位词 2

hour time of day

下位词 4

aurora australis aurora borealis northern lights southern lights

部分词 1

streamer

相关短语

aurora australis 南极光 aurora borealis 北极光 [电] 北极光 aurora austrealis aurora glass Aurora County Aurora Islands aurora sauce aurora bluetail aurora bluetails aurora yellow Aurora Hill Proper Aurora Hill Aurora East Aurora West North Central Aurora Hill

词源

Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.

来源：wiktionary