释义
n.
a large mollusc which has a tall spiral shell with a large aperture, living in tropical and subtropical seas
法螺,梭尾螺。
n.
a nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
氚核。
Greek Mythology a minor sea god usually represented as a man with a fish's tail and carrying a trident and shell-trumpet
【希腊神话】 特赖登(人身鱼尾,手持三叉戟和螺号的小海神)。
Astronomy the largest satellite of Neptune, the seventh closest to the planet and having a retrograde orbit and a thin nitrogen atmosphere, discovered in 1846 (diameter 2,700 km)
【天文】 海(王)卫一。
词源
"late 18th cent.: from TRITON.1940s: from TRITIUM + -ON."