【英汉翻译解析:planet与satellite的语义辨析】
1. 核心概念差异
- planet(行星):指围绕恒星运转且具有独立轨道的天体
例:Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
译:木星是太阳系中最大的行星。
- satellite(卫星):广义指围绕行星运转的天体,狭义特指人造卫星
例1:The Moon is Earth's natural satellite.
译:月球是地球的天然卫星。
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A large body which directly orbits any star (or star cluster) but which has not attained nuclear fusion.
In phrases such as the planet, this planet, sometimes refers to the Earth.
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. from 17th c.
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. from 20th c.
A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. from 19th c.
An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. from 16th c.
Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology. from 20th c.
A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
the earth
a celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own (including the moon and sun), especially with reference to its supposed influence on people and events
A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system.
A star, as influencing the fate of a men.
An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.
A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.
Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
A large body which directly orbits any star (or star cluster) but which has not attained nuclear fusion.
In phrases such as the planet, this planet, sometimes refers to the Earth.
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. from 17th c.
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. from 20th c.
A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. from 19th c.
An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. from 16th c.
Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology. from 20th c.
A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
the earth
a celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own (including the moon and sun), especially with reference to its supposed influence on people and events
A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system.
A star, as influencing the fate of a men.
An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.
A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.
Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.