starlet

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈstɑːlɪt/    美 /ˈstɑɹlɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
    — There were other flapper-era starlets, of course—Louise Brooks, Greta Garbo—but they were poseurs by comparison.
  2. An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.
    — As Mourinho also entered the press room while most journalists were still watching the players’ lap of honour, nothing could be confirmed about the condition of Pogba, who scored United’s second goal and the Portuguese declined a chance to praise some fine performances from his starlets, with Josh Harrop scoring on his debut.
  3. A small star. poetic
    — It e'en the semblance of sound's softest echo Were to compare the faintest starlet's beam, Struggling through angry clouds its misty Ray, With the all-powerful Sun's meridian ray, Dazzling the gaze of nature — doth pervade The atmosphere, as 'twere a whisper's shadow Or breathing soft disembodied souls;
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative form of starlit. alt-of,alternative,rare
    — Through the starlet night, under the moon, they dreamed and loved.

词形变化

starlets plural more starlet comparative most starlet superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
starlet sea anemone superstarlet

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr
Proto-Germanic *sternǭ
Proto-West Germanic *sternō
Proto-West Germanic *sterrō
Old English steorra
Middle English sterre
English star
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old French -el
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Old French -et
Old French -eletbor.
Middle English -let
English -let
English starlet
From star + -let.
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