gas giant

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large planet composed mostly of gaseous hydrogen and helium, along with methane and ammonia; possibly with a solid core.
    — A quick glance over the boards revealed that there was a magnetic field of some strength near by, one that didn't belong to the invisible gas giant revolving half a million miles away.

词形变化

gas giants plural

词源

From gas + giant, coined by American science-fiction writer James Blish and first attested in 1952 in a rewritten version of his 1941 short story Solar Plexus.
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