| 释义 |
syz·y·gy
\ˈsizəjē, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Late Latin syzygia, from Greek, literally, state of being yoked together, from syzygos yoked together, united (from syn- + zygon yoke) + -ia -y — more at yoke
1. : the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system
2. : a group of two coupled feet in Greek or Latin prosody:
a. : dipody
b.
(1) : a combination of two differing feet
(2) : a foot of four syllables (as the Ionic)
3. : a pair of correlatives, opposites, or otherwise related things; especially : a pair of gnostic aeons male and female
< the syzygy of Man and Church >
4.
a.
(1) : the immovable union and partial concrescence of two joints of an arm of a crinoid to form a single segment
(2) : the segment so formed
b. : temporary end-to-end union of gregarines — compare primite, satellite |