aurora

• n. [地物] 极光；曙光

词态变化

英文词源

aurora (n.)

late 14c., from Latin Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, from PIE *ausus- "dawn," also the name of the Indo-European goddess of the dawn, from root *aus- (1) "to shine," especially of the dawn (cognates: Greek eos "dawn," auein "to dry, kindle;" Sanskrit usah, Lithuanian ausra "dawn;" Latin auster "south wind," usum "to burn;" Old English east "east").

双语例句

1. Aurora felt the opium haze enfold her.

奥萝拉感觉自己被笼罩在鸦片烟霾中。

来自柯林斯例句

2. And wooed on Coosa's side Aurora's beam.

我见过库萨山巅晨曦的分娩.

来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

3. The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.

极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一.

来自辞典例句

4. In the northeast a silvergreen serpentine aurora pulsed and quivered gently.

银绿色,长蛇似的极光,在东北方很文静地翕张、颤动.

来自辞典例句

5. Over the polar regions we should see aurora.

在极地高空,我们会看到极光.

来自辞典例句