Roman god of war, also the name of the bright red planet, late 14c., from Latin Mars (stem *Mawort-), the Roman god of war, of unknown origin, apparently from earlier Mavors, related to Oscan Mamers. According to Watkins the Latin word is from *Mawort- "name of an Italic deity who became the god of war at Rome ...." He also had agricultural attributes, and might ultimately have been a Spring-Dionysus. The planet was so named by the Romans, no doubt for its blood-like color. The Greeks also called the planet Pyroeis "the fiery."
雙語例句
1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide.
火星的大氣層極其稀薄，幾乎全部由二氧化碳構(gòu)成。
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2. The planet Mars will be visible to the naked eye all week.
整周都可以用肉眼觀察到火星。
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3. Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.
可以看得見火星，就在望遠鏡的正中央。
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4. He stole a Mars bar from the school tuck shop.
他從學(xué)校小吃店偷了一條瑪氏巧克力棒。
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5. Mars takes longer to revolve on its axis than the earth.