apogee: [17] In its original, literal sense, a planet’s or satellite’s apogee is the point in its orbit at which it is furthest away from the Earth; and this is reflected in the word’s ultimate source, Greek apógaios or apógeios ‘far from the Earth’, formed from the prefix apo- ‘away’ and gē ‘earth’ (source of English geography, geology, and geometry).
From this was derived a noun, apógaion, which passed into English via Latin apogeum or French apogée. The metaphorical sense ‘culmination’ developed in the later 17th century. The opposite of apogee, perigee [16], contains the Greek prefix peri- ‘around’, in the sense ‘close around’, and entered English at about the same time as apogee. => geography, perigee
apogee (n.)
"point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion, neuter adjective, "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see apo-) + gaia/ge "earth" (see Gaia). Adjective forms are apogeal, apogean.
apogee 英文释义
1. a final climactic stage;
"their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
2. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
apogee 双语例句
1. The Alliance for Progress reached its apogee during the first half of the decade.
这十年中的前五年是进步联盟迈向顶峰的时期。
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2. The orbit of the artificial satellite has an apogee of 200 miles from the earth.
这个人造卫星的轨道,其最远点在离地球200英里的地方.
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3. Particularly well equipped are the apogee telescopes.
装备特别好的是远地点望远镜.
来自辞典例句
4. The Grand Design reached its rhetorical apogee.
宏伟计划达到口头上的高潮.
来自辞典例句
5. The farthest point on lunar orbit is called apogee.
而绕月轨道里地球最远的点则为远地点.
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apogee 实用场景例句
The Alliance for Progress reached its apogee during the first half of the decade.
这十年中的前五年是进步联盟迈向顶峰的时期。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Depth of puncture can be deduced according to interval of apogee of malar archs.
根据颧弓最高点间距可推算卵圆孔穿刺时穿刺针进针的深度.
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Particularly well equipped are the apogee telescopes.
装备特别好的是远地点望远镜.
辞典例句
The farthest point on lunar orbit is called apogee.
而绕月轨道里地球最远的点则为远地点.
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George, where is the apogee on the earth?
乔治, 地球上最高点在哪里?
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Apogean tides occur when the moon is at the apogee of its orbit.
远月潮在月球位于其轨道的最远点时发生.
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AMS ( Apogee and Maneuvering Stage ) .
高级气象卫星美国 气象卫星.
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The Grand Design reached its rhetorical apogee.
宏伟计划达到口头上的高潮.
辞典例句
The orbit of the artificial satellite has an apogee of 200 miles from the earth.
这个人造卫星的轨道,其最远点在离地球200英里的地方.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
The Alliance for Progress reached its apogee during the first half of the decade.
