
celestial
词源
源自拉丁语 'caelestis'(意为'天上的'),与 'caelum'(天空)相关,14世纪通过古法语进入英语。
adjective
❶ 与天空或天堂相关的,形容存在于地球大气层之外的事物,常用于描述天体或神圣的存在。
“The telescope allows us to observe celestial bodies like stars and planets.”
(望远镜让我们能观测恒星和行星等天体。)
“Ancient people believed celestial events were messages from the gods.”
(古人认为天象是神明传递的信息。)
❶ 形容极其美好或完美的事物,带有神圣或超凡脱俗的意味。
“Her voice had a celestial quality that moved the audience to tears.”
(她的嗓音空灵美妙,让听众感动落泪。)
“The ballet dancer's movements seemed almost celestial in their grace.”
(芭蕾舞者的动作优雅得近乎超凡。)
noun
❶ 指天上或神话中的存在,如天使、神灵等超自然生物。
“The painting depicted celestials playing harps among the clouds.”
(画作描绘了云端弹奏竖琴的天神。)
“In the legend, the celestial descended to earth in a beam of light.”
(传说中这位天神乘着光柱降临人间。)
常见短语
celestial sphere — 天文学术语,指假想中所有天体投影其上的巨大球面,用于描述天体位置。
“Ancient astronomers mapped constellations on the celestial sphere.”
(古代天文学家在天球上标记星座位置。)
celestial body — 指宇宙中自然形成的物理实体,如恒星、行星、卫星等天体。
“Astronomers discovered a new celestial body beyond Pluto.”
(天文学家在冥王星之外发现了一个新的天体。)