| 释义 |
hemisphere/ˈhemisfiə/n. 1 half of a sphere 半球 2 a half of the earth, esp. as divided by the equator (into northern and southern hemisphere) or by an imaginary line passing through the poles (into eastern and western hemisphere) (地球的)半球(尤指赤道将其分为北半球和南半球或穿过两极的假想线将其分为东半球和西半球) □ hemispheric /-ˈsferik/ adj.□ hemispherical /-ˈsferik(ə)l/ adj.[Old French emisphere & Latin hemisphaerium from Greek hēmisphaira (as HEMI-, SPHERE)] |