leap second: Chinese meaning and pinyin

Chinese meaning

闰rùn秒miǎo

为wèi校jiào准zhǔn地dì球qiú自zì转zhuàn添tiān加jiā的de一yī秒miǎo

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国guó际jì计jì量liàng局jú投tóu票piào决jué定dìng废fèi除chú的de时shí间jiān调tiáo整zhěng机jī制zhì

Example

On Thursday, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) voted to scrap the leap second

周zhōu四sì,国guó际jì计jì量liàng局jú(BIPM)投tóu票piào决jué定dìng废fèi除chú闰rùn秒miǎo。

Source: The Verge · 16 Oct 2026

Background ✎

国guó际jì计jì量liàng局jú投tóu票piào决jué定dìng废fèi除chú闰rùn秒miǎo,这zhè项xiàng措cuò施shī是shì全quán球qiú计jì时shí方fāng式shì的de一yī次cì重zhòng要yào调tiáo整zhěng。闰rùn秒miǎo原yuán本běn是shì为wèi了le让ràng人rén类lèi计jì时shí与yǔ地dì球qiú自zì转zhuàn保bǎo持chí同tóng步bù而ér偶ǒu尔ěr添tiān加jiā的de一yī秒miǎo。但dàn这zhè种zhǒng调tiáo整zhěng可kě能néng带dài来lái类lèi似sì千qiān年nián虫chóng那nà样yàng的de基jī础chǔ设shè施shī故gù障zhàng风fēng险xiǎn,因yīn此cǐ被bèi投tóu票piào废fèi除chú。