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Apogee Earth æpəudʒi N.远地点 考 反义词:Perigee(近 地点 记

单词 apogee
音标 ['æpəudʒi:]
解释 n.远地点
红宝书 【考】 反义词:perigee(近 地点)
【记】 apo(远)+gee(地球)→ 远离地球的点→远地点
【同】 同根词:geology(地 质学),gee=geo
字源 apogee (n.)
"point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, neuter adjective, "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see apo-) + gaia/ge "earth" (see Gaia). Adjective forms are apogeal, apogean.
不择手段背单词 n. 远地点(太阳、月球或人造卫星轨道上离地球中心最远的点)
【例】The orbit has an apogee of 200 miles from the earth 这个轨道最远点在离地球200英里的地方.
【记】apo远, gee = geo地球-远离地球-远地点
【参】geology(n 地质学)
【反】perigee(n 近地点)
趣味全助记 【记】apo + g 地球重力加速度,地球, geo
【相关】perigee 近地点,geology 地质学

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