1670s, "of Ptolemy," Alexandrian astronomer (2c.) whose geocentric model of the universe was accepted until the time of Copernicus and Kepler. Also (1771) "of the Ptolemies," Macedonian Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt from the death of Alexander to Cleopatra. Earlier form was Ptolemaean (1640s).
双语例句
1. It is difficult to determine what caused Copernicus to overthrow the fourteen - hundred - year - old Ptolemaic theory.
很难断定什么原因使Copernicus抛弃了有1400年之久的 Ptolemaic 理论.
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2. Various oil - producing plants had been grown in Egypt long before Ptolemaic times.
在托勒密王朝统治埃及之前,埃及曾种植各种油料作物.
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3. This ptolemaic temple was built to honor two gods.
这座托勒密神庙的建造是为了纪念两个神。
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4. Ptolemaic Egypt was a great trading nation.
托勒密统治下的埃及贸易业非常发达.
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5. It is generally believed that Egypt was Greekized in Ptolemaic times from 332 to 30 B.
