| 釋義 |
meridian /ma'ndian; ms'rrcksn/ n 1 (either half of a) circle round the globe, passing through a given place and the north and south poles: 子午線; 子午圈; 經(jīng)線： the ~ of Greenwich, longitude 0。. 格林尼治子午線 (地圖上的零度經(jīng)線，即經(jīng)度起算處) 。 2 highest point reached by the sun or other star as viewed from a point on the earth's surface; 12 noon. 從地面觀測(cè)太陽或其他星球所到達(dá)的最高點(diǎn); 中天; 中午十二時(shí)正; 正午。 3 (fig) period of greatest splendour, success, power, etc. (G) (聲望、成就、權(quán)力等的) 鼎盛時(shí)期; 頂點(diǎn)。 4 (attrib) of a (形容用法) 子午線 (圈) 的; 正午的： ~ line/altitude; 子午線 (中天高度); (fig) (喻) in his . ~ splendour. 在他最輝煌的時(shí)期。 |