
equinoctial *(adj.)*:与春分/秋分(equinox)有关的;昼夜几乎相等时的。也可指常在春秋分前后出现的(如“春秋分风暴” equinoctial gales)。
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The equinoctial sun sets earlier than you expect.
春分/秋分时的太阳落得比你想象的更早。
Sailors feared the equinoctial gales that often arrived around the March equinox, turning calm seas into chaos overnight.
水手们害怕常在三月春分前后出现的春秋分风暴,它们会在一夜之间把平静的海面变成一片混乱。
来自拉丁语 aequinoctialis,源于 aequus(相等的)+ nox / noct-(夜晚)。字面意思就是“昼夜相等之时的”,后来引申为“与春分/秋分相关的”。