| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syz•y•gy (siz′i jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. - Astronomyan alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet:Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.
- Poetry[Class. Pros.]a group or combination of two feet, sometimes restricted to a combination of two feet of different kinds.
- any two related things, either alike or opposite.
- Greek syzygía union, pair, equivalent. to sýzyg(os) yoked together (sy- sy- + zyg-, base of zeugnýnai to yoke1 + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ia -y3
- Late Latin syzygia
- 1650–60;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: syzygy /ˈsɪzɪdʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)- either of the two positions (conjunction or opposition) of a celestial body when sun, earth, and the body lie in a straight line: the moon is at syzygy when full
- rare any pair, usually of opposites
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin syzygia, from Greek suzugia, from suzugos yoked together, from syn- + zugon a yokesyzygial /sɪˈzɪdʒɪəl/, syzygetic /ˌsɪzɪˈdʒɛtɪk/, syzygal /ˈsɪzɪɡəl/ adj ˌsyzyˈgetically adv |