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declinations
赤纬
declinations is the plural of declination.
the angular distance of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, used with right ascension to locate objects in the sky
天文学用语
- 1.
At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
在某一点,磁北与真北之间的角度
- 2.
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
在某一点上,连接该点与地理中心的线与赤道平面的夹角
- 3.
A refusal.
拒绝
- 4.
The gradual decline in the overall fundamental frequency or pitch of speech over the course of an utterance, independent of local variations such as tones and pitch accents.
在话语过程中,语音的整体基频或音高逐渐下降
- 5.
Declension.
变格
婉拒；谢绝；在某一点,磁北与真北之间的角度；在某一点上,连接该点与地理中心的线与赤道平面的夹角；拒绝；在话语过程中,语音的整体基频或音高逐渐下降
In use
She sent a brief declination to the dinner invitation.
His declination of the invitation surprised everyone at the office.
The university received a formal declination from the guest speaker.
declination of [celestial body]
天文学中常用此结构描述天体位置。
The declination of Polaris is nearly 90 degrees north.
北极星的赤纬接近北纬90度。
a declination to [do something]
正式语体中表示委婉拒绝。
She sent a polite declination to attend the ceremony.
她礼貌地发函拒绝参加典礼。
Common mistakes
I will declination the invitation.
Connections
Confusing words
- decline
- 下降；拒绝 · decline是动词或名词，表示一般的下降或拒绝，而declination作名词时特指天文学中的赤纬或礼貌的拒绝（更正式、更具体）。
- inclination
- 倾斜；倾向 · inclination指任意方向的倾斜角度或倾向，而declination在天文学中专指赤纬（从赤道向北或向南的角度）。
Word family
- declinations
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数/不可数名词
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