photosphere
photosphere — 名詞
1. the visible, light-emitting outer region of a star — the part of a star that we
光球；恆星層
恆星的可見表層
the visible, light-emitting outer region of a star — the part of a star that we see as its glowing surface from Earth. This is where the star's energy, produced deep inside, finally escapes into space as visible light.
Using a special telescope, Rin captured detailed images of the Sun's photosphere.
Rin 用一架特殊的望遠鏡拍下了太陽光球的詳細影像。
possessive: star's photosphere
Selim saw the Sun's photosphere through a telescope, a glowing surface at 5,500 degrees Celsius.
Selim 用望遠鏡看到太陽的光球，那是一層發光的表面，溫度達攝氏 5500 度。
noun-phrase classifier: glowing surface
During the 2024 total solar eclipse, Eli watched the Moon slowly cover the Sun's photosphere.
在 2024 年日全食期間，Eli 看著月球慢慢遮住太陽的光球。
Sunspots on the Sun's photosphere mark areas where strong magnetic fields can trigger solar flares.
太陽光球上的黑子標示出磁場較強的區域，這些區域可能引發太陽耀斑。
visual clue: sunspots mark magnetic activity regions
Dr. Ife told her class that the photosphere is the only star layer we can see directly.
Ife 博士告訴她的學生，光球是我們唯一能直接看到的恆星層。
noun-phrase classifier: layer of a star
- solar photosphere
- stellar photosphere
- photosphere temperature
- photosphere layer
- photosphere of the Sun
- stellar surface
less precise; can refer to any outer boundary of a star
用法筆記
In astronomy writing, the word is almost always singular and refers to a specific star (e.g., 'the Sun's photosphere'). It is rarely used in everyday conversation outside of science contexts.
常見錯誤
同根字
- photospheric形容詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- the Sun's photosphere
- stellar photosphere
- photosphere of the Sun