Day 342 morning 2021
asteroid：小行星
【发音释义】：['æstərɔɪd] n. [天] 小行星；小游星 adj. 星状的
【结构分析】： asteroid = aster （星星）+ oid （形状）→状如星星的→星状的→小行星
【词源解释】： aster ←希腊语 aster （星星）； oid ←希腊语 eidos （形状）
【背景知识】： asteroid 一词是英国天文学家弗里德里希·威廉·赫歇尔爵士（ William Herschel ）在1802年创造的，用来表示天文学家新近发现的小行星这种天体。小行星（ asteroid ）是太阳系内类似行星环绕太阳运动，但体积和质量比行星小得多的天体。
I have serious reason to believe that the planet from which the little prince came is the asteroid known as B612. This asteroid has only once been seen through the telescope. That was by a Turkish astronomer, in 1909.
On making his discovery, the astronomer had presented it to the International Astronomical Congress, in a great demonstration. But he was in Turkish costume, and so nobody would believe what he said. Grown-ups are like that...
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