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。
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。
- 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.