the [northern/southern] hemisphere
用northern/southern表示南北半球。
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
澳大利亚位于南半球。
半球，尤指地球的半球
大脑半球；天球的一半；地球的半球；领域；球体的一半
half of a sphere, especially the earth's surface
天球的一半
Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
地球的半球
half of the terrestrial globe
领域
A realm or domain of activity .
球体的一半
half of a sphere
地球的一半
Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
大脑半球
either half of the cerebrum
半球体
Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
半球地图
A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
大脑半球
Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
The Northern Hemisphere has more land than the Southern Hemisphere.
北半球比南半球有更多的陆地。
用法提示：名词，此处指地球的北半球和南半球。
Many migratory birds travel between the two hemispheres each year.
许多候鸟每年在两个半球之间迁徙。
用法提示：名词复数形式，指地球的两个半球。
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
当北半球是夏天时，南半球是冬天。
用法提示：名词，用于描述南北半球相反的季节。
用northern/southern表示南北半球。
Australia is in the southern hemisphere.
澳大利亚位于南半球。
医学或心理学中常用。
Language processing often occurs in the left hemisphere of the brain.
语言处理通常发生在大脑的左半球。
hemisphere专指球体的一半（如地球、大脑），而half泛指任何事物的一半，使用时不带球体含义。
grammar · medium
易错句子Both hemisphere are part of the Earth.
正确表达Both hemispheres are part of the Earth.
hemisphere 是可数名词，当指两个半球时，必须用复数形式 hemispheres，单数 hemisphere 不能用于复数语境。
grammar · medium
易错句子The capital is located on the northern hemisphere.
正确表达The capital is located in the northern hemisphere.
表示位于某个半球内部时，应使用介词 in，表示在三维空间内；on 则强调在表面，不符合半球的概念。
hemisphere指半球（半个球体），sphere指完整的球体或抽象领域。
hemisphere指地理或大脑半球，atmosphere指环绕星球的气体层或环境气氛。
北半球
Most of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere.
世界上大部分人口居住在北半球。
南半球
Australia is located in the southern hemisphere.
澳大利亚位于南半球。
左半球（大脑）
The left hemisphere of the brain controls language.
大脑左半球控制语言。
右半球（大脑）
The right hemisphere is associated with creativity.
右半球与创造力相关。
大脑半球
The cerebrum is divided into two cerebral hemispheres.
大脑分为两个大脑半球。
西半球
The Americas are part of the western hemisphere.
美洲是西半球的一部分。
prefix
root
hemi- + cycle
atmo- + sphere
bio- + sphere
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