English Dictionary

Apophis

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæpəfɪs/

固有名詞

国籍形容詞

(Egyptian mythology) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night. / (astronomy) An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.

日本語の意味

エジプト神話における、毎晩太陽を飲み込もうとする悪しき蛇神。 / かつて地球衝突のリスクが高いとされた小惑星（天文学的対象）。

Ancient priests believed that Apophis rose each night to swallow the sun, and they performed rituals to stop him.

古代の祭司たちは、毎夜太陽を飲み込もうとする蛇神アペプが現れると信じ、彼を阻止するために儀式を行っていた。

意味（1）

(Egyptian mythology) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

意味（2）

(astronomy) An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth.

The spacecraft’s navigators have worked out a trajectory that would take it to the asteroid Apophis in April 2029, just after that object, a bit smaller than Bennu, zips within an uncomfortably close but still safe 20,000 miles from Earth.