幾箇世紀以來,天文學家相信銀河構成了整個宇宙。哈勃第一箇證明了通過望遠鏡看到的天空中的模糊花斑是其他星系,而不是銀河系的遙遠部分。

For centuries, astronomers believed that the Milky Way made up the entire universe. Hubble was among the first to show that the fuzzy patches in the sky seen through telescopes were other galaxies, not distant parts of the Milky Way.

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Sentence Composition

=1 almost
=1
  1. how much
  2. how many
  3. several
  4. a few
=1
  1. (obsolete) alternative form of (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of / (“age; year”)
  3. alternative form of (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
  4. alternative form of / (“age; year”)
2 variant of
3 世紀 shì century

classifier:

4 以來 lái since (a previous event)
5 天文學家 tiānwénxuéjiā astronomer
6 相信 xiāngxìn to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
=7 銀河 Yín Milky Way
=7 銀河 yín
  1. (astronomy) Milky Way
  2. Milky Way
8 構成 gòuchéng
  1. to constitute
  2. to form
  3. to compose
  4. to make up
  5. to configure (computing)
=9 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=9 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=9 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=9 liào unofficial variant of liào
10 整個 zhěng
  1. whole
  2. entire
  3. total
11 宇宙 zhòu universe; cosmos; space
12 哈勃
  1. Hubble (name)
  2. Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), US astronomer
=13 第一
  1. first
  2. most important; primary; foremost
=13 第一 dì-
  1. (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
  2. being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
  3. first; 1st
  4. firstly
  5. number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)
14 variant of
15 證明 zhèngmíng
  1. proof
  2. certificate
  3. identification
  4. testimonial
  5. to prove
  6. to testify
  7. to confirm the truth of

classifier:

=16 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=16 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=16 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=16 liào unofficial variant of liào
17 通過 tōngguò
  1. to pass through; to get through
  2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
  3. to pass (a test)
  4. by means of; through; via
18 望遠鏡 wàngyuǎnjìng
  1. binoculars (hand-held device for looking at a distance)
  2. telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)

classifiers: ,

19 看到 kàndào to see
=20 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=20 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=20 really and truly
=20 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
21 天空 tiānkōng sky
22 中的 zhòng
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
23 模糊 hu
  1. vague; indistinct; fuzzy
  2. to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
24 花斑 huābān
  1. patches
  2. mottling
=25 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=25 shì variant of shì
26 其他
  1. other
  2. (sth or sb) else
  3. the rest
27 星系 xīng see 恆星系 héngxīng
28 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=29 不是 shì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=29 不是 shi fault; blame
30 銀河系 Yín
  1. Milky Way Galaxy
  2. the galaxy (our galaxy)
=31 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=31 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=31 really and truly
=31 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
32 遙遠 yáoyuǎn distant; remote
33 部分 fen
  1. part; portion; piece
  2. Taiwan pr. fèn