1550s, from astronomy + -ical. Popular meaning "immense, concerning very large figures" (as sizes and distances in astronomy) is attested from 1899. Astronomical unit (abbreviation A.U.) "mean distance from Earth to Sun," used as a unit of measure of distance in space, is from 1909. Related: Astronomically.
雙語例句
1. Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.
鄉(xiāng)村的房價正在飆升。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the astronomical costs of land for building
建筑用地極其巨大的成本
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.
他是研究中國古代天文學文獻的專家.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Light - year is an astronomical unit.
光年 是一個天文單位.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union.