"building for observing astronomical phenomena," 1670s (in reference to Greenwich), from French observatoire, from observer (v.); see observe.
雙語例句
1. The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
當初創(chuàng)立皇家格林尼治天文臺就是為了觀察星體并對其進行編目。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林威治天文臺的職員們每天對大鐘檢查兩次.
來自《用法詞典》
3. Guy's house was close to the observatory.
蓋伊的房子離天文臺很近.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out.
若想找個地兒開心地逛一天，沒有哪家博物館能比得上格林尼治皇家天文臺。
來自柯林斯例句
5. China boasts the world's earliest observatory, built in Nanking in 1385 in the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 A . D . - 1644 A . D . ), three centuries ahead of the Greenwich Observatory built in Britain in 1670.