constellation
英 [,k?nst?'le??(?)n]
美 [,kɑnst?'le??n]
中文詞源
constellation 星座con-, 強調。-stell, 星星，詞源同star,
英文詞源
- constellation (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French constellacion "constellation, conjuncture (of planets)," from Late Latin constellationem (nominative constellatio) "set with stars," from constellatus, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + past participle of stellare "to shine," from stella "star" (see star). Originally in astrology, of position of planets ("stars") in regard to one another on a given day, usually one's birth day, as a determination of one's character. "I folwed ay myn inclinacioun/By vertu of my constillacioun" (Chaucer, "Wife's Prologue," c. 1386). Modern astronomical sense is from 1550s.
雙語例句
- 1. a constellation of Hollywood talent
- 一群好萊塢天才
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes.
- 最大的畫廊在中心位置展出了一組名為《我的心愿》的攝影作品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them.
- 大多數患者的病癥都很相似，鮮有明顯的區別。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Gathered here tonight at this annual ceremony we have a whole constellation of film stars.
- 今晚的年會上聚集了一大批電影明星.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. You know , it's named for the constellation that has four main stars.
- 那是為有四顆星星的星座命的名.
來自超越目標英語 第4冊