North Star

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An aim or a goal, a dependable guiding light in a quickly changing world. figuratively
    — For Wilson, his religion served as guiding principle, not a series of explicit religious dictates governing politics: “Wilson's principles, derived from his religious faith, were his North Star, which pointed him in a general direction.
专有名词
  1. The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
  2. A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Yuba County, California, formerly North Star House.
  5. A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
  6. An unincorporated community in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
  7. A village in Darke County, Ohio.
  8. An unincorporated community in Portage County, Wisconsin.
  9. A number of townships in the United States, listed under North Star Township.
  10. A settlement on the island of Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

词形变化

North Stars plural

词汇关系

近义词
Pole Star Lode Star
下位词
Polaris Alpha Ursae Minoris α Ursae Minoris Kochab Beta Ursae Minoris β Ursae Minoris Pherkad Gamma Ursae Minoris γ Ursae Minoris Kappa Draconis κ Draconis Thuban Alpha Draconis α Draconis
衍生词
Fairbanks North Star Borough

词源

词源 1
From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.
词源 2
From Middle English north sterre, norþ sterre, equivalent to north + star.
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