Mars

英 [mɑːz] 美[mɑrz]

TEM4CET6中低频词

Mars 战神，火星

来自拉丁语Mars,古罗马神话战神。后用以指火星，因火星鲜红如血的颜色而得名。

Mars: Roman god of war, also the name of the bright red planet, late 14c., from Latin Mars (stem *Mawort-), the Roman god of war, of unknown origin, apparently from earlier Mavors, related to Oscan Mamers. According to Watkins the Latin word is from *Mawort- "name of an Italic deity who became the god of war at Rome ...." He also had agricultural attributes, and might ultimately have been a Spring-Dionysus. The planet was so named by the Romans, no doubt for its blood-like color. The Greeks also called the planet Pyroeis "the fiery."

1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide.: 火星的大气层极其稀薄，几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。

2. The planet Mars will be visible to the naked eye all week.: 整周都可以用肉眼观察到火星。

3. Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.: 可以看得见火星，就在望远镜的正中央。