libra
libra — 名詞
- librasingular
- librasplural
1. the seventh sign of the zodiac, associated with a weighing-scale symbol and cove
天秤座
黃道第七宮；9/23-10/22出生者
the seventh sign of the zodiac, associated with a weighing-scale symbol and covering roughly September 23 to October 22 — also used for anyone born during that period.
Nadia reads her horoscope every morning because she was born under Libra.
Nadia 每天早上看星座運勢，因為她是在天秤座出生的。
born under [sign] for a person
The astrologer told Asher that Libra is ruled by the planet Venus.
占星師告訴 Asher，天秤座是由金星守護的星座。
ruled by [planet], zodiac sign attributes
Gita and her twin brother are both Libras, though their personalities are very different.
Gita 和她的雙胞胎弟弟都是天秤座，但兩人的個性截然不同。
Noa checked an astrology chart showing Libra as the house that rules relationships and partnerships.
Noa 查看了一張占星圖，上面顯示天秤座是掌管感情與合作關係的宮位。
Omar bought a Libra keychain for his sister whose birthday falls on October 12th.
Omar 買了一個天秤座鑰匙圈送給妹妹，因為她的生日在十月十二日。
- Libran
an extremely rare alternative form for a person born under Libra; modern usage strongly prefers 'a Libra'
文法句型
born under + Libra
a + Libra + (person)
用法筆記
When referring to the zodiac sign itself, always capitalized. When referring to a person, it can be used as a countable noun: "He is a Libra." In informal contexts the capital letter may be dropped for the person sense.
常見錯誤
2. one of the 88 recognized star groups in the southern sky, arranged in a shape th
天秤座
位於室女座與天蠍座之間的南方星座
one of the 88 recognized star groups in the southern sky, arranged in a shape that ancient stargazers compared to a weighing balance.
Nkechi pointed out Libra near the bright star Spica while camping under a summer sky.
Nkechi 在夏夜露營時，指著明亮角宿一旁的天秤座。
constellation located by a nearby bright star
Pedro located Libra by drawing an imaginary line between the bright stars Spica and Antares.
Pedro 透過在角宿一與心宿二之間畫一條假想線，找到了天秤座的位置。
Feng saw Libra's four main stars form a faint diamond in the southern night sky.
Feng 發現天秤座的四顆主星在南方的夜空排成一個模糊的菱形。
Ancient Babylonian astronomers first linked the Libra star pattern to a set of scales.
巴比倫時代的天文學者最早將天秤座的星群聯想為一座天秤。
- the Scales
the English common name for this constellation, often used in non-specialist contexts
文法句型
the + Libra constellation
用法筆記
Always capitalized. Used with or without the definite article: "Look at Libra" and "Look at the constellation Libra" are both natural.