- a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter（印刷或书写中用以表示注释或省略的）星号（即*）。
with obj.［usu. as adj. asterisked］
- mark (printed or written text) with an asterisk加星号于（印刷或书写的文字）：
asterisked entries.
标有星号的条目。
USAGE
Asterisk is pronounced with an -isk sound at the end, to match the spelling, and not as though it were spelled -ix. Asterix is a character in a cartoon strip.
词源
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek asteriskos 'small star'， diminutive of astēr.