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。
赤纬
declinations — plural of declination
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
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
在某一点,磁北与真北之间的角度
At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
在某一点上,连接该点与地理中心的线与赤道平面的夹角
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.
拒绝
A refusal.
在话语过程中,语音的整体基频或音高逐渐下降
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.
变格
Declension.
She sent a brief declination to the dinner invitation.
她给晚宴邀请发了一封简短的谢绝信。
用法提示：declination 作名词，意为“谢绝、婉拒”。
His declination of the invitation surprised everyone at the office.
他对邀请的婉拒让办公室里的每个人都很惊讶。
用法提示：declination 作名词，与 of 搭配表示“对……的谢绝”。
The university received a formal declination from the guest speaker.
这所大学收到了主讲嘉宾的一封正式谢绝信。
用法提示：declination 作名词，指“正式谢绝”，在句中作宾语。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I will declination the invitation.
正确表达I will decline the invitation.
在英语中，'declination'是名词，而'decline'是动词。表示拒绝邀请时应使用动词'decline'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The star declinations 30 degrees north.
正确表达The star has a declination of 30 degrees north.
在英语中，'declination'是名词，不能用作动词。应使用'has a declination of'来表述天体的赤纬。
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）。
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