late 14c., from Late Latin diurnalis "daily," from Latin dies "day" + -urnus, an adjectival suffix denoting time (compare hibernus "wintery"). Dies "day" is from PIE root *dyeu- "to shine" (cognates: Sanskrit diva "by day," Welsh diw, Breton deiz "day;" Armenian tiw; Lithuanian diena; Old Church Slavonic dini, Polish dzień, Russian den), literally "to shine" (compare Greek delos "clear;" Latin deus, Sanskrit deva "god," literally "shining one;" Avestan dava- "spirit, demon;" Lithuanian devas, Old Norse tivar "gods;" Old English Tig, genitive Tiwes, see Tuesday).
双语例句
1. the diurnal rotation of the earth
地球的周日自转
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2. " Rolled round in earth's diurnal course, With rocks , and stones, and trees. "
每天与岩石和树木一起, 随地球循环旋转.
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3. Kangaroos are diurnal animals.
袋鼠是日间活动的动物。
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4. The diurnal springs correspond to the semidiurnal neaps and vice versa.
全日潮大潮对应于半日潮小潮,反之亦然.
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5. Over water the diurnal change in refraction is likely to be small.