observatory

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observatory — 名詞

  • observatorysingular
  • observatoriesplural

1. a place, often on a hill or mountain, where scientists use telescopes and other

1.名詞B2
釋義

天文台

觀測天體或氣象的科學設施

a place, often on a hill or mountain, where scientists use telescopes and other instruments to study the stars, the planets, or weather patterns.

例句

Visitors to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich can stand on the prime meridian line.

到格林威治皇家天文台參觀的人，可以站在本初子午線上。

proper-noun pattern: the [Name] Observatory

The new observatory sits on top of Mauna Kea, far above the clouds.

新的天文台位於毛納基火山頂，遠在雲層之上。

typical location: on top of / high on a mountain

常見搭配
  • astronomical observatory
  • weather observatory
  • solar observatory
  • mountain-top observatory
  • at the observatory
同義詞
  • planetarium

    a related building, but for projecting images of the night sky onto a dome — not for real telescopic observation

  • telescope station

    informal descriptive phrase; 'observatory' is the standard term

文法句型

the + Observatory (in proper names)

用法筆記

Countable; almost always used with 'the'. In proper names, capitalised as 'Observatory' (the Royal Observatory, the Paris Observatory). The astronomical sense is most common; weather and solar observatories are also normal collocations.

常見錯誤

I want to be an observatory.
I want to work at an observatory.
an observatory is a building, not a job; the person is an 'astronomer' or 'observer'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • observatory dome
  • observatory staff
  • observatory site

常用片語

  • astronomical observatory
  • weather observatory
  • solar observatory
  • the Royal Observatory

介系詞搭配

  • at the observatory
  • from the observatory