triton
US /ˈtraɪ.tən/
UK /ˈtraɪ.tən/
名詞
1.
特里同
a mythological Greek god, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, depicted as a merman with a conch shell trumpet
範例:
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The statue depicted Triton blowing his conch shell.
雕像描繪了特里同吹響海螺的情景。
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Sailors once believed they could hear Triton's horn in the sound of crashing waves.
水手們曾相信他們能從海浪拍打的聲音中聽到特里同的號角聲。
2.
海衛一, 海王星的衛星
the largest moon of the planet Neptune
範例:
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Triton is unique among large moons for its retrograde orbit.
海衛一因其逆行軌道而在大型衛星中獨一無二。
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Voyager 2 provided the first close-up images of Triton.
旅行者2號提供了海衛一的第一批近距離圖像。
3.
大法螺, 海螺
a genus of large sea snails, typically with a long, conical shell
範例:
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The collector displayed a rare specimen of a triton shell.
收藏家展示了一個罕見的大法螺標本。
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Some cultures use large triton shells as musical instruments.
一些文化將大型大法螺殼用作樂器。