中国科技术语 ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 51-52.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2016.03.012

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“小行星”探源

黄河清   

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  • 收稿日期:2016-01-12 出版日期:2016-06-25 发布日期:2016-08-16
  • 作者简介:黄河清(1958—),男,绍兴广播电视总台记者,业余研究近现代汉语中受外来文化影响而产生的词语。通信方式:huang.1958000@163.com。

Origin of the Term “xiaoxingxing”

HUANG Heqing   

  • Received:2016-01-12 Online:2016-06-25 Published:2016-08-16

摘要: 小行星是沿椭圆形轨道绕太阳运行而体积较小的天体。汉语在19世纪中期就已经出现“小行星”一词,1855年的《地理撮要》和《博物新编》是最早出现该词的两种文献。“小行星”应该是英语minor planet的汉译。

关键词: 小行星, 小游星, 中行星, 小惑星

Abstract: A minor planet is an astronomical object in orbit around the Sun that is neither a planet nor exclusively classified as a comet. Chinese term xiaoxingxing (minor planet) has been used since the 19th century to describe these objects. The term was coined in Chinese by Alexander Wylie and Benjamin Hobson for their books Dili Cuoyao (Geography) and Bowu Xinbian (Natural history) in 1855. The word “xiaoxingxing” should be the Chinese translation of English word “minor planet”.

Key words: xiaoxingxing, xiaoyouxing, zhongxingxing, xiaohuoxing

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