astronomical
astronomical — 形容詞
1. so high or so big that it is hard to believe — usually said of money, prices, de
天文數字的
金額或數字大到難以想像
so high or so big that it is hard to believe — usually said of money, prices, debts, or numbers far beyond what people normally see.
The cost of rebuilding the bridge after the flood was astronomical.
洪水過後重建那座橋的費用簡直是天文數字。
subject is a cost / price noun
Xander's phone bill was astronomical after her trip to Iceland.
Xander 去冰島玩了一趟，回來收到的電話帳單簡直是天文數字。
common collocation: astronomical bill
Buying a house in central Taipei now requires an astronomical amount of money.
現在要在台北市中心買房子，得花上一筆天文數字的錢。
The hospital handed Mrs. Lin an astronomical bill after her husband's three-week stay in intensive care.
林太太的先生在加護病房住了三週後，醫院寄來一張天文數字的帳單。
Nadia was shocked by the astronomical price of concert tickets in the front row.
Nadia 看到第一排演唱會門票的天價時嚇了一跳。
- exorbitant
specifically about prices that feel unfair
- sky-high
informal; usually about prices or rates
- staggering
stresses the shock more than the actual size
- tiny
neutral opposite for amounts
- negligible
formal; small enough to ignore
文法句型
astronomical + amount/cost/figure/sum
用法筆記
Subject or modified noun is almost always something countable in money, debt, fees, odds, or large numbers. Rarely used for physical size — say 'enormous' for a building or a person.
常見錯誤
2. to do with the science that studies stars, planets, and other things far out in
天文學的
與研究星體的科學有關的
to do with the science that studies stars, planets, and other things far out in space.
Dr. Yara spent the night taking astronomical photographs of Jupiter from the rooftop.
Yara 博士整晚都在頂樓拍攝木星的天文照片。
before noun: astronomical photograph
The university has a small astronomical society that meets every Friday.
這所大學有個小型天文學社團，每週五聚會。
before noun: astronomical society
Tomás is reading a book about astronomical discoveries made during the past century.
Tomás 正在讀一本講近百年來重大天文發現的書。
The new museum has an excellent astronomical exhibit for children.
新的博物館設了一個很適合小朋友的天文展區。
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (research, observation, society, photograph). Rarely used after a linking verb such as 'be'.
常見錯誤
3. used to describe equipment — such as a telescope, camera, or pair of binoculars
天文觀測用的
用來觀察或測量星體的器材
used to describe equipment — such as a telescope, camera, or pair of binoculars — that is built specifically for observing or measuring stars and planets.
Kofi saved for a year to buy a proper astronomical telescope for his garden.
Kofi 存了一年的錢，才在自家庭院裝了一台正規的天文望遠鏡。
before noun: astronomical telescope
The lab uses an astronomical camera that can take pictures of very faint stars.
實驗室那台天文相機，連很暗的星星都能拍下來。
before noun: astronomical camera
Children at the science fair lined up to look through the school's astronomical binoculars.
科學展上，孩子們排隊用學校的天文觀測雙筒望遠鏡看星星。
The old observatory still has the astronomical instruments built in 1890.
那座老天文台至今仍保留著 1890 年製的天文儀器。
- stargazing
informal; usually before 'equipment' or 'gear'
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names equipment built for the work (telescope, camera, binoculars, instruments), while sense 2 names the work itself (research, society, discovery).