late 14c., hemysperie, in reference to the celestial sphere, from Latin hemisphaerium, from Greek hemisphairion, from hemi- "half" (see hemi-) + sphaira "sphere" (see sphere). Spelling reformed 16c. Of the Earth, from 1550s; of the brain, 1804.
双语例句
1. This animal is to be found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
这种动物只有在南半球才能找到.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right - hand side of your body.
你的左半脑控制身体的右半身.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. They say God spoke to them and told them to go on a mission to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
他们说上帝让他们去西半球最贫困的国家传播教义。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Other growers in the northern hemisphere have planted less.
而北半球小麦生产国种植面积较少。
来自辞典例句
5. In most people, the left hemisphere is bigger than the right.