equinox

英 ['iːkwɪnɒks; 'ekwɪ-] 美 ['ikwɪnɑks]

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※ 提供单词"equinox"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

equinox 春分，秋分

equ-, 平等，相等。-nox, 夜，词源同night, nocturne.

equinox (n.): c. 1400, "point at which the sun crosses the earth's equator, making day and night of equal length everywhere," from Old French equinoce (12c.) or directly from Medieval Latin equinoxium "equality of night (and day)," from Latin aequinoctium, usually in plural, dies aequinoctii "the equinoxes," from aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + nox (genitive noctis) "night" (see night). The Old English translation was efnniht. Related: Equinoctial.

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2. In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month.: 在中国历法中，春分总是出现在2月。

3. The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.: 赤道和黄道的另一个相交点叫作秋分点.

4. The zero point is the Vernal Equinox, also called the point of Aries.: 零点是春分点, 也叫做白羊座点.

5. During a tropical year the sun moves from Vernal Equinox to Vernal Equinox.: 在一个回归年内,太阳从春分点转回到春分点.