| 单词 | goldilocks planet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGoldilocks planet b. Astronomy. Designating a zone around a star in which conditions are thought to be suitable for planets to support life, being neither too hot nor too cold; designating a planet orbiting within such a zone; of or relating to the existence of such a planet or zone. Esp. in Goldilocks planet, Goldilocks zone. ΚΠ 1988 New Scientist 7 Jan. 41/1 What planetary scientists call the ‘Goldilocks paradox’... Only Earth developed life. Mars is too cold. Venus is too hot, but Earth is just right, like Goldilocks's porridge. 1989 F. Pearce Turning Up Heat ii. 34 Some planetary scientists have dubbed the Earth the ‘Goldilocks planet’. 1997 Sci. News 1 Mar. 75/1 The body must obey the Goldilocks rule: It must reside within a certain distance of its parent star [etc.]. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 19 June (Science section) 6 Just one little Goldilocks planet orbiting a run-of-the-mill star in a not-very-special galaxy. 2008 K. R. Grazier Sci. of Dune 102 A K1 star, Alpha Centauri B would be both smaller and cooler than Sol, and its Goldilocks Zone both narrower and closer to the parent star. < as lemmas |
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