这一新模型可以粗略地得到现今存在的椭圆状星系和涡旋状星系的正确数目。

The new supercomputer model was able to predict roughly the right relative numbers of spirals and ellipticals that exist today.

我们用“oval”这个词是因为可以用“像卵形的”来描述那些椭圆状的东西。

The word “oval” comes to us because it means “egglike” which describes an oval’s shape.

科学家们补充说，星系的暗物质晕可能会影响到星系自身的演化过程并决定星系的形态——椭圆状或者是涡旋状。

The behavior of a galaxy's dark matter halo could affect its evolution and help determine whether it becomes a spiral or an elliptical, they added.

这张照片清晰的指出土卫十六并不是圆的，而是类似于土豆的椭圆状。

The image clearly shows that Prometheus is not round, but instead has an oblong, potato-like shape.

如果圆球变为椭圆状的，研究者认为那可能是因为支撑碳原子链的石墨与电子间的相互作用。

If the round blob looks elliptical, that's perhaps due to interaction with the graphite tip that supports the carbon chain, the researchers think.