单词 | equinox |
释义 | e·qui·nox ![]() n. 1. Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. 2. Either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and when the length of day and night are approximately equal; the vernal equinox or the autumnal equinox. [Middle English, fromOld Frenchequinoxe, fromMedieval Latinaequinoxium, fromLatinaequinoctium : aequi-, equi- + nox, noct-, night; see nekw-t- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ![]() celestial sphere showing the positions of the autumnal and vernal equinoxes |
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