equinox

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eq·ui·nox /ˈiːkwənɒks, ˈe- $ -nɑːks/ noun [countable]  HEGone of the two times in a year when night and day are of equal length 二分时刻，昼夜平分时〔指春分或秋分〕 → solstice the spring equinox 春分

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equinox• There arc four seasons, or rather four solar points of the year, the solstices and equinoxes.• Only during the time of the spring and autumn equinoxes do our aquariums have a tropical day.• Dominic knows that in the 1960s the equinox had progressed to Aquarius.• The equinox had surely passed already, and perhaps the solstice was approaching.Origin equinox (1300-1400) French équinoxe, from Latin aequinoctium, from aequi- (EQUI-) + nox “night”

eq·ui·nox nounChineseSyllable  

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equinox
eq‧ui‧nox /ˈiːkwənɒks, ˈiːkwɪnɒks, ˈe- $ -nɑːks/ noun [countable]one of the two times in a year when night and day are of equal length ⇨ solstice:
    the spring equinox

equi·noxBrE /ˈiːkwɪnɒks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːkwɪnɑːks/ 🔊BrE /ˈekwɪnɒks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈekwɪnɑːks/ 🔊 nounone of the two times in the year (around 20 March and 22 September) when the sun is above the equator and day and night are of equal length 二分时刻；昼夜平分时；春分；秋分◆the spring/autumn equinox 春分；秋分

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