c. 1400, "point at which the sun crosses the earth's equator, making day and night of equal length everywhere," from Old French equinoce (12c.) or directly from Medieval Latin equinoxium "equality of night (and day)," from Latin aequinoctium, usually in plural, dies aequinoctii "the equinoxes," from aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + nox (genitive noctis) "night" (see night). The Old English translation was efnniht. Related: Equinoctial.
雙語例句
1. The Autumnal Equinox is the best time for wheat - sowing.
秋分種麥最相宜.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. In the Chinese calendar, the Spring Equinox always occurs in the second month.
在中國曆法中，春分總是出現在2月。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.
赤道和黃道的另一個相交點叫作秋分點.
來自辭典例句
4. The zero point is the Vernal Equinox, also called the point of Aries.
零點是春分點, 也叫做白羊座點.
來自辭典例句
5. During a tropical year the sun moves from Vernal Equinox to Vernal Equinox.