satellite
/ˈsætəlaɪt/noun
1
- （亦作artificial satellite）an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet in order to collect information or for communication人造地球卫星, 人造卫星。
1.1
- as modifier transmitted by satellite; using or relating to satellite technology卫星传送的; 使用卫星技术的; 与卫星技术有关的：
satellite broadcasting.
卫星广播。
1.2
- mass noun satellite television卫星电视：
a news service on satellite.
卫星电视新闻节目。
2
- Astronomy a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet【天文】卫星。
3
- usu. as modifier something that is separated from or on the periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it在某物外围并从属于它的：
satellite offices in London and New York.
设在伦敦和纽约的分部。
3.1
- a small country or state politically or economically dependent on another卫星国, 附庸国。
3.2
- a community or town dependent on a nearby larger town卫星城镇, 卫星社区。
4
- Biology a portion of the DNA of a genome with repeating base sequences and of different density from the main sequence【生】随体DNA.
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'follower, obsequious underling'）： from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- 'attendant'.