| 释义 |
equinox/ˈi:kwinɒks, e-/n. 1 the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about 22 Sept. and 20 Mar.) 二分点(指春分和秋分，此时昼夜时间长短一样，大约是 3 月 20 日和 9 月 22 日左右) 2 = EQUINOCTIAL POINT [Middle English from Old French equinoxe or medieval Latin equinoxium for Latin aequinoctium (as EQUI-, nox noctis ‘night’)] |