单词 | constellation |
释义 | constellationWord family nounconstellationverbconstellateadjectiveconstellatory Astronomycon·stel·la·tion /ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countableC] 1 HAa group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name 星座 a star in the constellation of Orion 猎户座的一颗恒星 2 a constellation of something literaryGROUP OF PEOPLEGROUP OF THINGS a group of people or things that are similar 一群〔相似的人〕;一系列〔相似的事物〕 a constellation of ideas 一系列想法 Examples from the Corpus a constellation of something• She opened her mouth, and out came a constellation of gorgeous sounds.• The term "sibling rivalry" refers to a constellation of feelings.• Eisenhower was a good soldier blessed with a constellation of better soldiers who made both his military and political victories possible. Examples from the Corpus constellation• No, what I am looking at are the first direct signals to reach me from the dark constellation of Serafin.• In a moment I saw that they formed the outlines of the familiar constellations.• Individual constellations of these requirements are infinitely varied, of course.• His chest and cheek the most repulsive sight, a negative constellation of buckshot bruises.• Much the most celebrated object in the constellation is Omicron Ceti or Mira, the prototype long-period variable.• This hulking Atlas is carrying the universe upon his shoulders, a hollow orb ringed with the constellations of the celestial sphere.• In principle these constellations are knowable, and criminal behaviour fully predictable. (1300-1400) Old French Late Latin constellatio, from Latin com- ( → COM-) + stella “star” |
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