supernova
IPA/ˈsuːpənəʊvə/
KK[sˌupɚnˈovə]IPA/ˈsuːpərnəʊvə/
supernova — 名詞
- supernovasingular
- supernovaeplural
1. An exploding star that briefly shines millions of times brighter than normal bef
1.名詞B2
釋義
超新星
爆炸後短期內亮度暴增的恆星
An exploding star that briefly shines millions of times brighter than normal before fading into a faint remnant.
例句
Anong aimed the telescope at the supernova and watched its light grow brighter each night.
Anong 將望遠鏡對準超新星，看著它的光芒每晚愈來愈亮。
The supernova in the Andromeda Galaxy briefly outshone every star in the night sky.
仙女座星系中的那顆超新星一度比夜空中的任何星星都更亮。
collocation: supernova in [galaxy]
Mira's research team detected the supernova just hours after the explosion reached Earth.
Mira 的研究團隊在爆炸波抵達地球後幾小時內就偵測到了那顆超新星。
Léa said most of the iron in our bodies came from an ancient supernova.
Léa 說，我們身體中大部分的鐵都來自古老的超新星。
常見錯誤
❌The Sun will become a supernova one day.
✅Only stars much more massive than the Sun can become supernovae.
💡the Sun is too small to explode as a supernova; it will become a white dwarf.
❌A supernova is when a star explodes.
✅A supernova is an exploding star that becomes extremely bright for a short time.
💡avoid using 'is when' to define a noun.