occultation

n. 掩蔽, 遮掩, 掩星

发音

UK /ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
AU
US /ˌɑkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

词形变化

occultations 复数 occultations

别名

accultation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.

    掩星

    可数 不可数 天文
  2. 2.

    The state of being occult (“hidden, undetected”).

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The disappearance of the Twelfth Imam, or Mahdi, who is believed alive and present in this world, but hidden until his reappearance at the end of time.

    可数 不可数 宗教

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

eclipse

上位词 2

break interruption

下位词 3

lunar eclipse solar eclipse total eclipse

部分词 4

immersion egress emersion ingress

相关短语

lunar occultation

词源

From Latin occultātiōnem, accusative singular of occultātiō (“concealment; insinuation”), from occultāre, present active infinitive of occultō (“to conceal, hide”); analysable as occult + -ation.

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