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词汇 Capricorn
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Definition of Capricorn in English:

Capricorn

proper nounˈkaprɪkɔːnˈkæprəˌkɔrn
Astrology
  • 1The tenth sign of the zodiac (the Goat), which the sun enters at the northern winter solstice (about 21 December).

    〔占星〕摩羯宫。比较CAPRICORNUS

    1. 1.1a Capricorn A person born when the sun is in the sign of Capricorn.
      出生于摩羯宫时段的人
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Encourage the prudent, overconventional Capricorns to get in touch with their animal origins with goat's milk soap from Senteurs de Provence.
      • You may be pinned down by Saturn, still soaking up your time and money for what you trust is a good cause, but its ongoing link with Jupiter promises the kind of controlled expansion that Capricorns relish.
      • By the way, I'm a Leo and my husband is a Capricorn, and those Sun sign charts say we'd never make it.
      • Existence is just set on getting closer to you, Capricorns.
      • The Sun then conjoins Saturn in Gemini on Sunday, June 9, raising the awareness of Leos and Capricorns of the need for solid structure in order to move forward.
      • Because when it comes to letting go, well, Capricorns often find their little fingers all stiff and cramped from the grip they've had on whatever they should be relinquishing.
      • Rams, like Capricorns, always know best - for everyone else.
      • Capricorns get annoyed when things don't work.
      • For trivia buffs, Helen's own daughter is a Capricorn, and has been working as the production manager on Lord of the Rings.
      • He tells Capricorns that the ‘laws of karma seem to have been suspended in your vicinity.’
      • Chaos is something Capricorns prefer to avoid.
      • All young people can benefit from the guidance of a Capricorn, although most will find their lessons on the need for patience frustrating.
      • If you have the misfortune to fall in love with a Capricorn, remember two words: prenuptial agreement.
      • Many a Capricorn becomes self-employed, for which they are ideally suited.
      • Despite the hard time you give yourselves, existence has always been madly in love with you Capricorns.
      • Like Christopher Robin's Eeyore, Capricorns adore a worst-case scenario, which brings out their best.
      • As a Capricorn, you probably think you already have all the answers to this week's cosmic conundrums.
      • And something to start doing that's absolutely necessary Capricorns, is asking for - and then accepting - help when you need it.
      • But that's giving you a big chance to dance to a different drumbeat - to do things a different way for a change, Capricorns.
      • Start taking notice of those familiar signals that you're overdoing it, Capricorns: like feeling cranky, exasperated, on overload.

Phrases

  • tropic of Capricorn

    • see tropic

Origin

Old English, from Latin capricornus, from caper, capr- 'goat' + cornu 'horn', on the pattern of Greek aigokēros 'goat-horned, Capricorn'.

Definition of Capricorn in US English:

Capricorn

proper nounˈkæprəˌkɔrnˈkaprəˌkôrn
Astrology
  • 1The tenth sign of the zodiac (the Goat), which the sun enters at the northern winter solstice (about December 21).

    〔占星〕摩羯宫。比较CAPRICORNUS

    Compare with Capricornus
    1. 1.1a Capricorn A person born when the sun is in the sign of Capricorn.
      出生于摩羯宫时段的人
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Encourage the prudent, overconventional Capricorns to get in touch with their animal origins with goat's milk soap from Senteurs de Provence.
      • You may be pinned down by Saturn, still soaking up your time and money for what you trust is a good cause, but its ongoing link with Jupiter promises the kind of controlled expansion that Capricorns relish.
      • And something to start doing that's absolutely necessary Capricorns, is asking for - and then accepting - help when you need it.
      • Many a Capricorn becomes self-employed, for which they are ideally suited.
      • If you have the misfortune to fall in love with a Capricorn, remember two words: prenuptial agreement.
      • Capricorns get annoyed when things don't work.
      • Chaos is something Capricorns prefer to avoid.
      • For trivia buffs, Helen's own daughter is a Capricorn, and has been working as the production manager on Lord of the Rings.
      • Like Christopher Robin's Eeyore, Capricorns adore a worst-case scenario, which brings out their best.
      • Because when it comes to letting go, well, Capricorns often find their little fingers all stiff and cramped from the grip they've had on whatever they should be relinquishing.
      • Existence is just set on getting closer to you, Capricorns.
      • By the way, I'm a Leo and my husband is a Capricorn, and those Sun sign charts say we'd never make it.
      • As a Capricorn, you probably think you already have all the answers to this week's cosmic conundrums.
      • He tells Capricorns that the ‘laws of karma seem to have been suspended in your vicinity.’
      • Rams, like Capricorns, always know best - for everyone else.
      • The Sun then conjoins Saturn in Gemini on Sunday, June 9, raising the awareness of Leos and Capricorns of the need for solid structure in order to move forward.
      • All young people can benefit from the guidance of a Capricorn, although most will find their lessons on the need for patience frustrating.
      • Start taking notice of those familiar signals that you're overdoing it, Capricorns: like feeling cranky, exasperated, on overload.
      • Despite the hard time you give yourselves, existence has always been madly in love with you Capricorns.
      • But that's giving you a big chance to dance to a different drumbeat - to do things a different way for a change, Capricorns.

Origin

Old English, from Latin capricornus, from caper, capr- ‘goat’ + cornu ‘horn’, on the pattern of Greek aigokēros ‘goat-horned, Capricorn’.

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