meridian

英 [məˈrɪdiən]

美 [məˈrɪdiən]

n.  子午线; 经线

复数：meridians　

TOEFL

BNC.22028 / COCA.22120

牛津词典

noun

• 子午线；经线
  one of the lines that is drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole on a map of the world

柯林斯词典

• 子午线;经线
  Ameridianis an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are drawn on maps to help you describe the position of a place.

双语例句

• A meridian is an imaginary circle.
  子午线是假想出来的一个圆圈。
• Finally it gives the method to solve the equation of orbital curve intersecting meridian at fixed angle.
  最后给出了与子午线交定角的轨线方程的解法。
• It was main theoretical basis that Nejing recorded the meridians'relation between kidney and lung, meridian syndrome;
  《内经》有关肾与肺经脉联系及经脉病候的记载是肾主纳气的重要理论基础；
• Therefore this is an important meridian to remain open from the Herb Kingdoms point of view.
  因此，依草本王国之见，这是需要保持打开的一种重要经脉。
• Every place on the same meridian has the same longitude.
  同一经线上的地方其经度相同。
• All points on the same meridian have the same longitude.
  经线上所有的点都具有同一经度。
• Electroacupuncture-PC6 of the hand-jueyin pericardium meridian has the satisfactory adjusted effect on CAD.
  电针手厥阴心包经内关穴对冠心病心肌缺血患者具有良好的调整作用。
• The treatment combined ocular acupuncture therapy with the relation of entrails and meridian could investigate senile dementia coursed by the variation of organ and meridian.
  结合眼针疗法与中医脏腑和经络的关系，可以更深入地研究由于部分脏器和经络发生变化而引发的老年性痴呆这一病症。
• Yes this is the* is the prime meridian if you like.
  是的，这就是本初子午线，它把地球分为东半球和西半球。
• He said: I just crossed the Prime Meridian and reached the Western Hemisphere!
  他说：我刚才已经横跨了东半球和西半球，关系很好。