satellite

英 ['s?t?la?t] 美['s?t?la?t]

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復數:?satellites;

satellite 衛星，人造衛星

來自法語 satellite,侍衛，衛兵，來自拉丁語 satellites,侍衛，隨從，可能來自古拉丁語*satro, 滿的，足夠的，*leit,走，引導，詞源同 lead.詞義演變比較 follow.引申詞義衛星，人造衛星。

satellite: satellite: [16] Satellite comes via French satellite from Latin satelles ‘attendant, escort’, which itself probably went back to Etruscan satnal. Its use for a ‘body orbiting a planet’ is first recorded in English in 1665, and comes from the astronomer Johannes Kepler’s application of Latin satelles to the moons of Jupiter.
satellite (n.): 1540s, "follower or attendant of a superior person," from Middle French satellite (14c.), from Latin satellitem (nominative satelles) "attendant, companion, courtier, accomplice, assistant," perhaps from Etruscan satnal (Klein), or a compound of roots *satro- "full, enough" + *leit- "to go" (Tucker); compare English follow, which is constructed of similar roots.

Meaning "planet that revolves about a larger one" first attested 1660s, in reference to the moons of Jupiter, from Latin satellites, which was used in this sense 1610s by German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Galileo, who had discovered them, called them Sidera Medic?a in honor of the Medici family. Meaning "man-made machinery orbiting the Earth" first recorded 1936 as theory, 1957 as fact. Meaning "country dependent and subservient to another" is recorded from 1800.

3. The satellite had been inactive since its launch two years ago.: 該衛星自從兩年前發射以來一直沒起作用。

4. NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.: 美國國家航空航天局計劃發射一顆衛星上天，對宇宙射線進行研究。

5. The live satellite broadcast was beamed into homes across America.: 此次衛星直播被發送到美國的千家萬戶。