Pluto is the [superlative] [noun] [prepositional phrase]
作天体名称时,Pluto 前不加 the;句中的 the 属于后面的最高级结构,不要写成 the Pluto。
Pluto is the farthest known planet from the sun.
冥王星是已知离太阳最远的行星。
冥王星
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冥王星
a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun
Pluto is the farthest known planet from the sun.
冥王星是已知离太阳最远的行星。
冥王星;普路托(冥王)
n. a cartoon character created by Walt Disney;n. (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone;n. a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets
Pluto is a dwarf planet that orbits far beyond Neptune.
冥王星是一颗在海王星之外很远的轨道上运行的矮行星。
The spacecraft sent back detailed images of Pluto in 2015.
2015年,这艘航天器传回了冥王星的高清图像。
Astronomers no longer list Pluto as one of the eight major planets.
天文学家不再把冥王星列为八大行星之一。
作天体名称时,Pluto 前不加 the;句中的 the 属于后面的最高级结构,不要写成 the Pluto。
Pluto is the farthest known planet from the sun.
冥王星是已知离太阳最远的行星。
the planet Pluto 是“类别词 + 专有名词”的同位结构,中文可说“冥王星这颗行星”。
The planet Pluto has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets.
冥王星这颗行星拥有所有行星中最椭圆的轨道。
专有名词后的同位语用来补充身份,主句另起;中文也可用逗号或破折号隔开。
Pluto, the god of the underworld, was the brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.
普路托,冥界之神,是宙斯的兄弟、珀耳塞福涅的丈夫。
Pluto 也是迪士尼动画角色的专有名字,所有格表示“属于……的/……作品中的”。
Disney's Pluto is a cartoon character created by Walt Disney.
迪士尼的布鲁托是沃尔特·迪士尼创作的卡通角色。
Not this
pluto is a Disney cartoon character.
Use this
Pluto is a Disney cartoon character.
Pluto 是专有名词,指特定的行星、神明或迪士尼角色,首字母必须大写。中文没有大小写之分,所以学习者容易误写作小写 pluto;改正为大写后才能符合英语专有名词的书写规则。
Not this
The Pluto is the god of the underworld.
Use this
Pluto is the god of the underworld.
Pluto 作专有名词(神名或星名)时通常不加定冠词 the。中文里没有冠词,学习者常参照'这个'误加 the;去掉 the 后才是地道的英文表达。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
矮行星冥王星
Dwarf planet Pluto is the largest known object in the Kuiper Belt.
矮行星冥王星是已知的柯伊伯带中最大的天体。
将冥王星降级
In 2006, astronomers voted to demote Pluto to a dwarf planet.
2006年,天文学家投票将冥王星降级为矮行星。
冥王星的轨道
Pluto's orbit is more elliptical than the orbits of the eight planets.
冥王星的轨道比八大行星的轨道更椭圆。
发现冥王星
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.
冥王星于1930年被克莱德·汤博发现。
布鲁托(迪士尼动画中的狗)
Pluto the dog is Mickey Mouse's loyal pet.
布鲁托是米老鼠忠诚的宠物。
冥界之神普路托
Pluto was the god of the underworld in ancient mythology.
普路托是古代神话中的冥界之神。
Use Pluto naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
pluto听起来像“普路托”,想象冥王星上站着冥界之王普路托,掌管冥界。
语域:neutral 常见场景:天文学、科普、教科书 Pluto 表示冥王星时,通常用于天文学、科普或通识文本,语体中性;正式场合亦可用。若指希腊神话中的冥王或迪士尼角色,也仍为专有名词,语体常为中性,需靠上下文区分。
专有名词,通常首字母大写。
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