"building for observing astronomical phenomena," 1670s (in reference to Greenwich), from French observatoire, from observer (v.); see observe.
实用例句
1. The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
当初创立皇家格林尼治天文台就是为了观察星体并对其进行编目。来自柯林斯例句
2. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次.来自《用法词典》
3. Guy's house was close to the observatory.
盖伊的房子离天文台很近.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out.
若想找个地儿开心地逛一天，没有哪家博物馆能比得上格林尼治皇家天文台。来自柯林斯例句
5. China boasts the world's earliest observatory, built in Nanking in 1385 in the Ming Dynasty ( 1368 A . D . - 1644 A . D . ), three centuries ahead of the Greenwich Observatory built in Britain in 1670.
