mars

mars — 名詞

1. the planet with a red-coloured surface, fourth closest to the Sun, lying between

1.名詞A2
釋義

火星

太陽系第四顆行星

the planet with a red-coloured surface, fourth closest to the Sun, lying between the orbits of Earth and Jupiter, and easily visible in the night sky

例句

Beatrix aimed her telescope at Mars and saw a faint red dot.

Beatrix 用望遠鏡對準火星，看到一個微弱的紅點。

no article before Mars when used alone as a name

In 2021 a robotic rover touched down on Mars to search for signs of ancient life.

2021 年，一台探測車登陸火星，尋找遠古生命的跡象。

collocation: on Mars

文法句型

Mars + verb

on Mars

to Mars

the planet Mars

用法筆記

Unlike Earth and the Moon, the name Mars is not usually used with the definite article. Say 'Mars is red' not 'the Mars is red'. The phrase 'the planet Mars' is common when introducing the name.

常見錯誤

❌Astronauts hope to land on the Mars one day.
✅Astronauts hope to land on Mars one day.
💡Planet names like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn do not take 'the' when used alone.

2. in ancient Roman stories and religion, the god who controlled war and fighting,

2.名詞B1
釋義

戰神

羅馬神話中的戰爭之神

in ancient Roman stories and religion, the god who controlled war and fighting, and was believed to protect the Roman army

例句

Roman soldiers prayed to Mars before going into battle for protection.

羅馬士兵在上戰場前會向戰神 Mars 祈求保護。

collocation: prayed to Mars

Tara dressed as the god Mars and carried a toy sword for the school festival.

Tara 裝扮成戰神 Mars，在學校活動中拿著一把玩具劍。

the god Mars — appositive structure

同義詞
  • Ares

    the Greek equivalent of Mars; Mars is Roman, Ares is Greek

文法句型

Mars + verb

the god Mars

Mars, the god of war

用法筆記

Mars in Roman mythology corresponds to the Greek god Ares. The month of March (Martius in Latin) is named after this god.

常見錯誤

❌In Greek mythology, Mars was the god of war.
✅In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war.
💡The Greek equivalent is Ares, not Mars. Mars belongs to Roman mythology.