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the cosmos
作“宇宙”解时通常用单数，常与定冠词连用。
The cosmos is vast and mysterious.
宇宙广阔而神秘。
宇宙
cosmoi — plural of cosmos
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
宇宙
the universe regarded as a whole; everything that exists anywhere
The cosmos is vast and mysterious.
宇宙广阔而神秘。
被视为和谐有序系统的宇宙
The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
大多产自墨西哥的秋英属草本植物,具有辐射状花头和羽状叶
Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.
宇宙:一切存在的事物
everything that exists anywhere
和谐,秩序
Harmony, order.
Astronomers study the cosmos to understand how stars are born and how galaxies evolve.
天文学家研究宇宙，以了解恒星如何诞生、星系如何演变。
She felt small but peaceful looking at the vast cosmos on a clear night.
在晴朗的夜晚望着浩瀚的宇宙，她感到自己渺小而又平静。
Modern telescopes reveal parts of the cosmos that were invisible to earlier generations.
现代望远镜揭示了早期几代人看不见的宇宙部分。
作“宇宙”解时通常用单数，常与定冠词连用。
The cosmos is vast and mysterious.
宇宙广阔而神秘。
作“大波斯菊”解时为可数名词，复数形式为cosmoses。
She planted a cosmos in the garden.
她在花园里种了一棵大波斯菊。
Not this
The cosmoses are infinite.
Use this
The cosmos is infinite.
当 cosmos 表示“宇宙”时，是不可数名词，通常只用单数形式。错误地将其当作可数名词，加了复数 -es，应该使用单数。
Not this
She planted several cosmos in her garden.
Use this
She planted several cosmoses in her garden.
当 cosmos 表示“大波斯菊”这种花时，是可数名词，复数形式为 cosmoses。错误地用了单数形式表示多株花，应该用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
宇宙
Humanity has always wondered about the nature of the cosmos.
人类一直对宇宙的本质感到好奇。
宇宙的结构
Astronomers use telescopes to study the structure of the cosmos.
天文学家使用望远镜研究宇宙的结构。
宇宙的演化
Dark matter plays a key role in the evolution of the cosmos.
暗物质在宇宙演化中起着关键作用。
大波斯菊种子
I bought cosmos seeds to plant in the garden.
我买了大波斯菊种子准备种在花园里。
大波斯菊花
The cosmos flower blooms in a range of bright colors.
大波斯菊花会开出各种鲜艳的颜色。
宇宙就是一切，过去如此，现在如此，将来也如此。
Sagan's opening line reminds us that the cosmos is a single, interconnected system.
萨根的这句开场白提醒我们，宇宙是一个相互关联的统一系统。
我们是宇宙认识自身的一种方式。
The idea that humans are a way for the cosmos to know itself has inspired many artists and scientists.
人类是宇宙认识自身的一种方式——这一观念启发了许多艺术家和科学家。
Use cosmoi naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 cos 想成“秩序”，mos 像“默契”：宇宙(cmos)万物各就其位，和谐有序。
语域：mixed 常见场景：宇宙学或哲学讨论、园艺或日常交谈 作“宇宙”解时通常比较正式、书面，多用于学术或文学语境；作“大波斯菊”解时是普通植物名称，比较常见于园艺和日常对话。实际使用时要根据上下文判断具体含义。
作'宇宙'解时通常用单数；作'大波斯菊'解时可数
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