1802, coined probably by German-born English astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822) from Greek asteroeides "star-like," from aster "star" (see astro-) + -eidos "form, shape" (see -oid).
雙語例句
1. There is an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth.
有一顆小行星可能會與地球發(fā)生碰撞。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.
最大的小行星是谷神星,體積約為月球的1/4.
來自柯林斯例句
3. Asteroid lies between Mars and Jupiter.
小行星位于火星與木星之間.
來自辭典例句
4. Asteroid has become commonplace to the readers of interstellar travel stories in science fiction magazines.
對于讀過科幻雜志中星際旅行故事的讀者來說,小行星已是平淡無味了.
來自辭典例句
5. The Geminides originate from mysterious 3200 Phaethon , which is an asteroid.