Word · Frequency #26513
galactic
星系的；银河的
relating to a galaxy (especially the Milky Way)
- 1.
Relating to a galaxy.
与星系有关的。
- 2.
Pertaining to the Milky Way Galaxy.
关于银河系的；属于银河系的。
- 3.
Enormous (in size or impact).
(规模或影响)巨大的。
- 4.
Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.
与乳汁或乳汁分泌有关的。
与星系有关的。；关于银河系的；属于银河系的。；(规模或影响)巨大的。；与乳汁或乳汁分泌有关的。；乳汁的
In use
Astronomers study the galactic center to learn about black holes.
The galactic disk contains most of the galaxy's stars.
Light from distant galactic clusters takes millions of years to reach us.
the galactic [noun]
galactic 是形容词，意为“星系的；银河的”，作定语时放在名词前。
The galactic center is about 26,000 light-years from Earth.
银心距离地球约两万六千光年。
be galactic
galactic 作表语时表示“属于银河系的、银河系内的”，常与 extragalactic 对比。
This object is galactic, not extragalactic.
这个天体属于银河系，不属于河外星系。
Common mistakes
The galaxy year is about 230 million years.
Connections
Collocations
- galactic center
- 银河系中心
- The galactic center is about 27,000 light-years from Earth.银河系中心距离地球约27000光年。
- galactic disk
- 银河盘
- Our Sun is located within the galactic disk.我们的太阳位于银河盘内。
- galactic halo
- 银河晕
- Old stars are scattered throughout the galactic halo.古老的恒星散布在银河晕中。
- galactic plane
- 银道面
- The galactic plane is visible as a faint band across the night sky.银道面在夜空中呈现为一条暗淡的带。
- galactic rotation
- 银河系自转
- The galactic rotation curve suggests the presence of dark matter.银河系自转曲线暗示暗物质的存在。
- galactic year
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 galactic 开头 gal 联想成 galaxy（星系），后缀 -actic 像“大得很”的巨响；想象银河系巨大得“嘎啦”一声，记住它指“银河的/星系的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：天文学教材、科普文章、科幻作品 该义项通常多用于天文学、科普或科幻作品的书面语境，日常口语中较少出现；整体属于中性偏正式的用词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 galactic /ɡəˈlæktɪk/ 真正押韵的词有 tactic、lactic、prophylactic、didactic、climactic，它们都带 /æktɪk/ 结尾。注意形近词 static：拼写是 -atic，读音是 /ˈstætɪk/，缺少 /k/，所以不押韵。
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