sphere

英 [sfɪə(r)] 美 [sfɪr]

• n. 范围；领域；球；球体；天体
• vt. 形成球体；包围；围绕

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 球(体)

   a round shape in space; ball-shaped mass; solid figure all points of which are equally distant from a center

2. [C] (兴趣或活动的)范围,领域

   an area or range of interest or activity

英英释义

Noun:

1. a particular environment or walk of life;

   "his social sphere is limited"
   "it was a closed area of employment"
   "he's out of my orbit"
   

2. any spherically shaped artifact

3. the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

4. a particular aspect of life or activity;

   "he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
   

5. a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

6. a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

7. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It belongs to the ideological sphere.
   这属于意识形态范围。
2. The scientist is distinguished in many spheres of knowledge.
   这位科学家在许多知识领域中都是杰出的。
3. Suddenly, out in the night sky, a bright sphere flashed into view.
   突然，外面的夜空上有一个闪光的球映入眼帘。
4. The earth is an oblate sphere.
   地球是一扁圆球体。
5. The earth, sun and moon are spheres.
   地球、太阳和月亮都是天体。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Earth is not a perfect sphere.
   地球并不是一个完全的球体。
2. Biology is not my sphere.
   生物学不是我研究的范围。

经典引文

• Thy..eyes, like stars, start from their spheres.

  出自：Hamlet , Shakespeare

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• enlarge〔increase〕 one's sphere 扩大…范围

形容词+～

• perfect sphere 完全的球体
• wide sphere 范围很广

介词+～

• in〔within〕 one's sphere of 在…范围内

～+介词

• the sphere of broadcasting 广播界
• the sphere of influence 影响范围

词义辨析

sphere，domain，field，territory，province

• 这些名词均含“范围，领域”之意。
• sphere指有明显分界线的范围或领域，强调彼此不会干扰、跨越，各不相关。
• domain指知识艺术、兴趣或人类活动的领域。
• field主要指经选定在一段时间内作专题研究的方面或领域，含夸张意味。
• territory指科学知识、活动等的领域或范围。
• province即可指科学、艺术、学问的领域或范围，又可指个人或机关职权的管辖范围。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪中期进入英语，直接源自中古英语的spere，意为空间；最初源自拉丁语的sphaera，意为球体。

近反义词

【近义词】

• ball
• globe