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单词 syzygy
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syzygy

/ˈsɪzɪdʒi /
noun (plural syzygies)
1 Astronomy A conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun: the planets were aligned in syzygy...
  • The Moon may be said to be in syzygy when it is at either of these points.
  • In case you didn't know, Earth, the Moon, and the Sun are in syzygy every time they line up in space.
  • Once more, I was looking at a three-dimensional picture of the solar system during the syzygy, but this was much further along in time.
2A pair of connected or corresponding things.She is not one-in-herself, but acts as a female counterpart or syzygy to some male.

Origin

Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek suzugia, from suzugos 'yoked, paired', from sun- 'with, together' + the stem of zeugnunai 'to yoke'.

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