bolide

bolide — 名詞

1. a very large and bright piece of rock from space that burns up as it enters the

1.名詞C2
釋義

火流星

亮度極高且可能爆炸的流星

a very large and bright piece of rock from space that burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere, sometimes exploding as it does so

例句

Last night, astronomers at the Tokyo Observatory tracked a brilliant bolide across the sky.

昨晚，東京天文臺的天文學家追蹤到一顆明亮的火流星劃過天際。

astronomers + tracked + bolide — scientific observation

The explosion of the bolide lit up the night sky for several seconds.

火流星爆炸後，夜空被照亮了好幾秒鐘。

同義詞
  • meteor

    the general term for any piece of space rock burning up in the atmosphere; less specific about size or brightness

  • fireball

    a very bright meteor, often used interchangeably with bolide but without the 'exploding' implication

  • shooting star

    informal, everyday term for any meteor regardless of size

用法筆記

This is a specialist term used mostly in astronomy reporting and scientific writing. In everyday conversation, 'meteor' or 'shooting star' is far more common.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a bolide in the museum.
✅I saw a meteorite in the museum.
💡A bolide is a bright meteor burning up in the sky; a meteorite is a rock that has fallen to the ground.