cynosure

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɪnəzjʊə/|/-sjʊə/|/-ʃʊə/    美 /ˈsaɪnəʃʊɹ/|/ˈsɪn-/|/-ʃɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Cynosure: Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators. alt-of
  2. That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star. figuratively
    — let faith be your cynosure to walk by
  3. Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration. figuratively
    — Towers, and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighbouring eyes.

词形变化

cynosures plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cynosural

词源

From Middle French Cynosure (“Ursa Minor; Polaris”), from Latin Cynosūra (“Ursa Minor”), from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunósoura, “Ursa Minor”, literally “dog’s tail”), from κυνός (kunós, “dog's”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
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