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be (an) Aquarius
指“水瓶座的人”时，Aquarius 是可数名词，通常加不定冠词 an。
My sister is an Aquarius, so her birthday is in early February.
我姐姐是水瓶座，所以她的生日在二月初。
宝瓶宫
Aquariuses — plural of aquarius
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
宝瓶宫
the eleventh sign of the zodiac, which the sun is in from about January 20 to February 18
My sister is an Aquarius, so her birthday is in early February.
我姐姐是水瓶座，所以她的生日在二月初。
水瓶座的人。
Someone with an Aquarius star sign
My colleague is an Aquarius, and she loves brainstorming new ideas.
我的同事是宝瓶座的人，她很喜欢头脑风暴新点子。
It is not wise to judge an Aquarius by first impressions.
仅凭第一印象来判断一个宝瓶座的人并不明智。
Aquariuses often value their independence more than anything else.
宝瓶座的人往往把自己的独立看得比什么都重要。
指“水瓶座的人”时，Aquarius 是可数名词，通常加不定冠词 an。
My sister is an Aquarius, so her birthday is in early February.
我姐姐是水瓶座，所以她的生日在二月初。
the sign of Aquarius 指黄道十二宫中的水瓶宫，即约1月20日至2月18日。
People born under the sign of Aquarius are often described as independent.
出生在水瓶座的人常被描述为独立的。
be in Aquarius 用于说明太阳或行星运行到宝瓶宫的位置。
In late January, the sun is in Aquarius.
一月下旬，太阳位于宝瓶宫。
Not this
She is Aquarius.
Use this
She is an Aquarius.
中文“她是水瓶座”里的“水瓶座”指人，但英文中 Aquarius 指人时是可数名词，前面必须加不定冠词 an；不加冠词会让人误解为把 Aquarius 当作名字或星座本身，而不是“一个水瓶座的人”。
Not this
There are two Aquarius in our class.
Use this
There are two Aquariuses in our class.
中文没有复数变化，学习者常把 Aquarius 当作单复数同形；但指多个“水瓶座的人”时，Aquarius 要按规则加 -es 变成 Aquariuses，不能沿用单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
出生于水瓶座时段
My brother was born under Aquarius in early February.
我哥哥出生于二月初，属于水瓶座时段。
水瓶座时期
During Aquarius season, I always feel more social.
在水瓶座时期，我总是觉得更爱社交。
上升星座为水瓶座
With Aquarius rising, she seems independent and original.
她的上升星座是水瓶座，因此显得独立而有创意。
水瓶座女性
The Aquarius woman values her freedom above all.
水瓶座女性最看重自己的自由。
宝瓶座
The Aquarius constellation is best seen in autumn evenings.
宝瓶座在秋天的傍晚最易观测。
水瓶座运势
I read my Aquarius horoscope every Monday.
我每周一读水瓶座运势。
水瓶时代
Many people in the 1960s believed the world was entering the Age of Aquarius.
20世纪60年代的许多人相信世界正在进入水瓶时代。
这就是水瓶座时代的黎明。
In the 1960s, people often sang the line 'This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius' from the musical Hair.
在20世纪60年代，人们经常唱起音乐剧《毛发》中的那句“这就是水瓶座时代的黎明”。
Use Aquariuses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想成aqua（水）+rius，水瓶里流出水，宝瓶座/Aquarius就记住了。
语域：mixed 常见场景：horoscope columns、casual conversations about zodiac signs、astrology social media posts 该词在占星语境中风格变化明显：在占星专栏和书面分析中较正式，在日常口语交流中较随意，因此标注为混合。
These five adjectives share the same stressed /ˌeəriəs/ ending as Aquarius: various, hilarious, precarious, gregarious, and nefarious. Be careful with lookalikes that sound different: aquarium (/əˈkweəriəm/) starts like Aquarius but ends in -arium, and aquatic (/əˈkwætɪk/) is unrelated in sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.