Zodiac

['zəʊdɪæk] or ['zodɪ'æk]

解释:

(noun.) (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs.

(noun.) a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes.

丹尼尔编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16¡ or 18¡ broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac.

(n.) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac.

(n.) A girdle; a belt.

编辑:露西尔

解释:

n. an imaginary belt in the heavens having as its mesial line the ecliptic or apparent path of the sun and containing the twelve constellations called signs of the zodiac. The constellations with the appropriate symbols of the corresponding signs are as follows: Aries (Ram) ; Taurus (Bull) ; Gemini (Twins) ; Cancer (Crab) ; Leo (Lion) ; Virgo (Virgin) ; Libra (Balance) ; Scorpio (Scorpion) ; Sagittarius (Archer) ; Capricornus (Goat) ; Aquarius (Water-bearer) ; Pisces (Fishes) .—adj. Zodī′acal.—Zodiacal light a singular appearance seen after sunset or before sunrise at all seasons of the year in low latitudes but rarely in Great Britain except in March April and May in the evenings and six months later in the mornings.

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