c. 1200, "supreme deity of the ancient Romans," from Latin Iupeter, from PIE *dyeu-peter- "god-father" (originally vocative, "the name naturally occurring most frequently in invocations" [Tucker]), from *deiw-os "god" (see Zeus) + peter "father" in the sense of "male head of a household" (see father). Compare Greek Zeu pater, vocative of Zeus pater "Father Zeus;" Sanskrit Dyauspita "heavenly father." The planet name is attested from late 13c. Jupiter Pluvius "Jupiter as dispenser of rain" was used jocularly from 1864.
双语例句
1. The planet Jupiter may have no solid surface at all.
木星表面可能根本就不是固体的。
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2. The scientist could not calculate when the spaceship would reach the Jupiter.
那位科学家没有算出那艘宇宙飞船什么时候会到达木星.
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3. The astronomers were taking an observation of Jupiter.
天文学家们正在观测木星.
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4. How many moons has the planet Jupiter?
木星有几个卫星?
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5. This latest CRP study also raises questions about a clinical trial published last year called JUPITER.
