单词
longitude
读音
ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd
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词根
"Longitude" 的词根为 "-long-", 源自拉丁词 "longitudo",意为"长度",其含义与长度相关,因为经线决定了地球的长度。
释义
n. [地理] 经度;经线 [ 复数 longitudes ]
例句
A similar feature is found at 13 degrees north between 230 degrees and 250 degrees longitude.
在北纬13度、经度230度到250度之间也发现了类似的特点。
He noted the latitude and longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart.
他记下经度和纬度,然后在海图上作了标记。
He tried to find out the longitude of pericenter.
他试图找出中心点的经度。
A similar feature is found at 13 degrees north between 230 degrees and 250 degrees longitude.
在北纬13度、经度230度到250度之间也发现了类似的特点。
He noted the latitude and longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart.
他记下经度和纬度,然后在海图上作了标记。
He tried to find out the longitude of pericenter.
他试图找出中心点的经度。
强化记忆
您可以将“long”与“length(长度)”进行关联,以帮助记忆。另外,经度与纬度一起使用,在地图上定位时也可以将其视为一对。“Longitude" 这个词首次在14世纪的欧洲被使用,但经度的概念早在古希腊时期就已出现。当时,人们通过太阳的位置来确定经线,直至17世纪才有了更准确的方法,即通过观察星体运动的方法来测定经线。
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And you know the moment when you cross into the Southern Ocean --the latitude and longitude --you know when you're there,
And when you plot those friendship linksby their latitude and longitude,it literally draws a map of the world.
We knew we wanted something very precise,but GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude,were just too complicated.
such as that given to John Harrison in the 18th century,for solving the so-called longitude problem,but prizes were only given after the fact,
Ptolemy built his grid out of lines we still use today:180 lines of latitude and 360 lines of longitude.In spite of these advances, people kept getting lost.
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