vernal equinox
vernal equinox — 名詞
1. the moment in spring when the sun passes over the equator from south to north, m
春分
春季晝夜等長，標誌春天開始
the moment in spring when the sun passes over the equator from south to north, making day and night almost exactly twelve hours long across the whole Earth — this event marks the official start of spring in the northern half of the world.
In Japan, the vernal equinox is a national holiday for honoring one's ancestors.
在日本，春分是緬懷祖先的國定假日。
cultural usage: national holiday in Japan
Elise marked the vernal equinox on her calendar because she wanted to plant her garden that weekend.
Elise 在日曆上標記了春分，因為她想在那個週末種花。
The astronomy club gathered at dawn to observe the vernal equinox from the university observatory.
天文社在黎明時分聚集，從大學天文臺觀測春分。
Ancient builders designed many temples to align with the sunrise on the vernal equinox.
古代工匠設計了許多神廟，讓它們在春分日出時對齊。
Deepak learned that the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere is the autumnal equinox in the south.
Deepak 學到北半球的春分就是南半球的秋分。
- spring equinox
less formal; the everyday term used in weather reports and general conversation
- March equinox
Northern-Hemisphere-specific; avoids the formal/literary tone of 'vernal'
- autumnal equinox
marks the start of autumn, with day and night of equal length
文法句型
the vernal equinox