nebula
nebula — 名詞
- nebulasingular
- nebulaeplural
1. a huge area of dust and gas floating between the stars, sometimes glowing bright
星雲
星際間的氣體與塵埃雲團
a huge area of dust and gas floating between the stars, sometimes glowing brightly because nearby stars light it up, and sometimes appearing as a dark patch against the night sky.
The Orion nebula glows pink and blue when seen through a strong telescope.
用強力望遠鏡觀察時，獵戶座星雲會發出粉紅與藍色的光。
named nebula + appearance through a telescope
Asher pointed at a faint nebula above the mountains during the camping trip.
Asher 在露營時指著山頭上方一團模糊的星雲。
spotting a nebula in the night sky
Astronomers think new stars are forming deep inside that distant nebula.
天文學家認為，新的恆星正在那個遙遠的星雲深處誕生。
A dark nebula blocks the light of the stars sitting behind it.
暗星雲會擋住後方恆星發出的光線。
The photo from the space telescope showed a nebula shaped like a butterfly.
太空望遠鏡拍到的照片顯示了一團形狀像蝴蝶的星雲。
- interstellar cloud
technical; covers any gas/dust between stars
- gas cloud
informal description; not the standard astronomy term
文法句型
a nebula in [region of space]
the nebula
用法筆記
Plural is either 'nebulae' (more formal, scientific writing) or 'nebulas' (more common in everyday text). Often paired with a name: 'the Orion nebula', 'the Crab nebula'.