| 单词 | astronomer royal |
| 释义 | Astronomer Royal in British Englishnoun an honorary title awarded to an eminent British astronomer: until 1972, the Astronomer Royal was also director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory Astronomer Royal in American Englishnoun 1. the chief astronomer of England, appointed by the British Crown 2. the chief astronomer of Scotland, director of the Royal Edinburgh Observatory Word origin [1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, backstage, calling card, slapstick |
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