中文中對於太陽系行星的命名來源於五行
那你知道他們在英文中的名字有來源什麼嗎?
恆星 star
行星 planet
太陽系8大行星排序(距離太陽由近到遠)
The four inner plants(terrestrial planet類地行星)
水星 Mercury
金星 Venus
地球 Earth
火星 Mars
The four outer planets(giant planet巨行星)
木星 Jupiter
土星 Saturn
天王星 Uranus
海王星 Neptune
Mercury—a Roman deity, the messenger of the gods.
水星——眾神的信使
The orbital period(公轉周期) of Mercury around the Sun, 87.97 days, is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System. Being the innermost(最裡層的) planet, Mercury orbit the Sun with the fastest speed. The messengers of the gods in Greek mythology(希臘神話), Mercury, symbolizes its fast speed.
水星離地球最近,「Mercury」在希臘神話中代表著眾神的信使,以她來命名公轉速度最快的水星恰當不過。
Venus—the Roman goddess of love and beauty
沒錯,金星就是以愛&美之神維納斯命名的
Venus is sometimes called Earth’s sister planet because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition.(Wikipedia)
Venus is the closest planet to earth and thus becomes the brightest one in human being’s eyes. That is the reason why people name it after the goddess of love and beauty.
金星有時候被稱為地球的「姐妹行星」。
對與人類來說,金星距離最近,亮度最亮,因此以愛&美之神命名它。
Terra(the Latin name of earth)—The goddess of earth
我們最可愛的地球
Mars—the Roman god of war
火星——以戰神命名
The reddish iron oxide(氧化鐵) prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance, which symbolizes bloodthirsty(嗜血的) and militant(好戰的). Sometimes Mars is called the 「Red Planet」.
火星表層布滿氧化鐵,呈紅色,給人以嗜血和好戰之感,又是又被稱為「紅色行星」。因此用戰神之名命名。
Jupiter—the god of the sky and thunder and king of the gods
木星——天父
Jupiter, with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two-and-a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar system, is the largest planet in solar system. Thus, naming it after the king of the gods is reasonable.
木星是八大行星中體積最大的,所以以最大神名字命名。
Saturn—the Roman god of agriculture
土星——農業之神
Saturn is the second-largest planet in solar system, after Jupiter, so people choose the god of agriculture who ranks only second to the god Jupiter to name it.
體積在太陽系中排第二,農業之神是僅次於天神Jupiter的第二大神。
Uranus—the Greek god of the sky
天王星以第一代主神烏拉諾斯命名
Uranus is the father of Saturn in Greek Mythology and this planet is close to Saturn, people thus choose Uranus as it name.
因為靠近其兒子「Saturn」,故天王星以土星的「父親」命名。
Neptune—the Roman god of the sea
海王星以羅馬神話中的海神命名
Because of its color of ocean blue, people name it after the god of the sea.
因為其呈海藍色,所以以海神命名。
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光從顏值來看,你覺得哪顆行星最美呢?
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