| 词汇 | observatory |
| 释义 | observatory noun[ C ] uk /əbˈzɜː.və.tər.i/ us /əbˈzɝː.və.tɔːr.i/ a building from which scientists can watch the planets, the stars, the weather, etc.天文台；气象台 joebelanger/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Astronomy albedo Andromeda Aquarius Aries asteroid galactic galaxy Gemini geostationary geosynchronous nova orbit orbital Orion penumbra substellar sunspot supergiant supermassive supermoon Since the beginnings of astronomy scientists have been constantly improving telescopes and space observatories to better understand the universe. observatory | American Dictionaryobservatory noun[ C ] us/əbˈzɜr·vəˌtɔr·i, -ˌtoʊr·i/ a building equipped for studying the planets and the stars Examples of observatoryobservatory Libraries, observatories, and botanical gardens offer another sort of challenge to the systematizer. The observatory's orientation is linked to that of the heavens, with the principal axis of the tower aligned north-south following the plane of the meridian. It is likely that by this time the complex could not have functioned as a solar observatory in any sense. His "inquiry" is the observatory of inventions connected to the mechanization of work. There he became an assistant at the observatory. Why build five lunar observatories in the same location? The new observatory provided a perfect opportunity for the exercise of his penchant for spectacular instrumentation. The programme of the observatory provides a series of interconnected viewing platforms that turn the experience back onto the observers. The house is to have two studios; an observatory; a sculpture garden; and living, eating, and sleeping areas. The resident archbishop had founded an astronomical observatory there as early as 1692, and the local seminary helped to distribute books among the peasantry. He wrote that he visited and worked in the observatory three times, each visit lasting five days and nights. He was not an unworldly academic: as a successful director of the geophysical observatory, he must have acquired many worldly skills. As experience grew, the observatory volcanologists were able to predict activity on a daily basis. The entire observatory is kept in continuous shade by a large deployable sun shield that also supports the solar panels. However, this does not appear to have been a functional observatory. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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