Word · Frequency #15880
Neptune
尼普顿（罗马神话中的海神）
核心释义
注意：指罗马神话中的海神，不是海王星。
the Roman god of the sea
- 1.
(罗马神话)海神；希腊神波塞冬的对应者
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
- 2.
拥有冰环的巨行星；太阳系第八颗行星,是最远的气体巨星
a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants
(罗马神话)海神；希腊神波塞冬的对应者；拥有冰环的巨行星；太阳系第八颗行星,是最远的气体巨星；海王星
用法In use
In the museum, visitors can see a large marble statue of Neptune.
用法提示：这里的 Neptune 是专有名词，指罗马神话中的海神尼普顿，不是行星海王星。
The sailors once offered gifts to Neptune for a safe journey.
用法提示：Neptune 在本句中作介词 to 的宾语，是专有名词，指海神尼普顿。
According to Roman myths, Neptune used his trident to stir up the sea.
用法提示：Neptune 是专有名词，在句中作主语，指罗马神话中的海神尼普顿。
the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846
the planet Neptune
表示“海王星”时，Neptune 是专有名词，首字母大写；用“普通名词 + 专有名词”的结构 the planet Neptune 可明确指行星，避免与海神名混淆。
The planet Neptune is the eighth from the Sun.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Neptune's trident
- 尼普顿的三叉戟
- Neptune's trident symbolizes his dominion over the sea.尼普顿的三叉戟象征他对海洋的统治。
- a statue of Neptune
- 尼普顿的雕像
- The city built a statue of Neptune to honor the god.这座城市建造了一座尼普顿雕像以敬奉这位神。
- the Roman god Neptune
- 罗马神尼普顿
- The Roman god Neptune was worshipped alongside other deities.罗马神尼普顿与其他神一起受到崇拜。
- worship of Neptune
- 对尼普顿的崇拜
- The worship of Neptune was common among ancient sailors.对尼普顿的崇拜在古代水手中很常见。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音“尼普顿”：罗马海神手持三叉戟；Neptune 也是蓝色的海王星，一眼想到大海。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：Roman mythology、classical literature、art history 此处指罗马神话中的海神尼普顿，为专有名词；多用于神话、历史、文学等较正式语篇，口语中较少单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
tune, June, dune, and prune all contain the same final /uːn/ sound as Neptune's last syllable, but because they are not stressed like the syllable in Neptune, they are not perfect rhymes with the whole word. nephew and nepotism are spelling lookalikes: nephew begins with /ˈnɛf/ rather than /ˈnɛp/, and nepotism, although it starts with /ˈnɛp/, does not share Neptune's ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.