| 释义 |
司南sīnán我国古代辨别方向用的一种仪器。用天然磁铁矿石琢成一个勺形的东西,放在一个光滑的盘上,盘上刻着方位,利用磁铁指南的作用,可以辨别方向。是现在所用指南针的始祖。{compass; device used in ancient China for the same purpose as a modern compass, determining direction by means of a spoon-shaped object of natural magnetite turning freely on a smooth plate, calibrated with directions and pointing to the magnetic south, regarded as the predecessor of modern-day compass} |