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parhelion

/pahr-hee-lee-uhn, -heel-yuhn/US // pɑrˈhi li ən, -ˈhil yən //UK // (pɑːˈhiːlɪən) //

准星,旁观者,旁观者清,旁白

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural par·he·li·a [pahr-hee-lee-uh, -heel-yuh]. /pɑrˈhi li ə, -ˈhil yə/. Meteorology.

    • : a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.

Examples

  • In that year a parhelion appeared undistinguishable by the naked eye from the real sun.

  • I do not always know him in these cases as my own parhelion.

  • The dictionaries and cyclopedias of our careful publishers call the appearance of two or more suns (or moons) a Parhelion.

  • On the 16th March the same parhelion appeared, and was seen from three different places more than fifty leagues apart.

  • The same parhelion was seen on the island of Manitou in Lake Huron, and accompanied by a very remarkable appearance.