Neptune的词源
英文词源
- Neptune




- late 14c., "god of the sea," from Latin Neptunus, son of Saturn, brother of Jupiter, the Roman god of the sea (later identified with Greek Poseidon), probably from PIE root *nebh- "cloud" (source of Latin nebula "fog, mist, cloud;" see nebula), via a sense of "moist, wet." The planet so named was discovered by Galle in 1846. Until the identification of Pluto in 1930, it was the most distant planet known.
中文词源
Neptune(海王星):罗马神话中的海神尼普顿
在罗马神话中,海神叫做Neptune(尼普顿),相当于希腊神话中的波塞冬(Poseidon)。他是神王朱庇特的哥哥,地位仅次于他,是掌管海洋的最高神仙,拥有强大的法力。在天文学上海王星就以海神Neptune命名,所以中文才称为“海王星”。
Neptune:['nɛptjun] n.海王星,海神尼普顿
Neptunian:[nɛp'tjʊnɪən] adj.海神的,海王星的,水成论的
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来自拉丁语Neptunus,古罗马神话海神,来自PIE*nebh,云,词源同nebula.引申词义下雨,海神。后用于指海王星,比较Uranus,Pluto.