汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 回归年
回归年 (回歸年)
the solar year / the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes
太阳中心连续两次经过春分点所需要的时间。一个回归年等于365天5小时48分46秒。也叫太阳年。
huí () guī nián
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

回归年与恒星年是不同的两个概念。

Tropical year, and sidereal year are two different concepts.

在即回归年与恒星年是不同的两个概念。

Tropical year , and sidereal year are two different concepts .

尽管这样,实际上在天文上一回归年中有365.24219天——一回归年指的是由地球上观察,太阳在天空运行一整个圆周所用的时长。

It turns out, however, that there are 365.24219 days in an astronomical "tropical" year-defined as the time it takes the sun, as seen from Earth, to make one complete circuit of the sky.

回归年和朔望月为基础,推导出阴、阳历日期换算公式。

Applying tropical year and lunation, the exchange formula of calendar and solar calendar could be derived.

然而,在更北的气候地带,由于实行季节性农耕,回归年变得更加关键。

In more northern climes, however, where seasonal agriculture was practised, the solar year became more crucial.

本文认为乾卦六爻爻辞所说的“六龙”各种状态是苍龙星在一个回归年中所运动的不同天象。

This paper advocates that the six states of the dragon described in the hexagram of Qian are six celestial phenomena of the star of the green dragon in a tropical year.