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Astronomical 无 Unit Distance æstrə'Nɔmik(ə)L A.庞大的 Adj 1550s

单词 astronomical
音标 [æstrə'nɔmik(ə)l]
解释 a.庞大的
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字源 astronomical (adj.)
1550s, from astronomy + -ical. Popular meaning "immense, concerning very large figures" (as sizes and distances in astronomy) is attested from 1899. Astronomical unit (abbreviation A.U.) "mean distance from Earth to Sun," used as a unit of measure of distance in space, is from 1909. Related: Astronomically.
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