单词 | cynosure |
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音标 | ['sinəzjuə] |
解释 | n. 注意的焦点 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. 注意的焦点(any person or thing that is a center of attention or interest) 【记】 来自Cynosure(小熊星 ,北极星),引申为人 们注意的目标(the cynosure of all eyes) |
字源 | cynosure (n.) 1590s, from Middle French cynosure (16c.), from Latin Cynosura, literally "dog's tail," the constellation (now Ursa Minor) containing the North Star, the focus of navigation, from Greek kynosoura, literally "dog's tail," from kyon (genitive kynos; see canine) + oura "tail" (see arse). |
不择手段背单词 | n. 令人羨慕注意的焦点 【记】原指: Cynosure(n 小熊星座; 北极星), 后引申为人们注意的目标. Cyn词根: 狗读: see no sure-看不确定的东西, 比如: 申奥, 世界杯外围赛, 都是令人羨慕注意的焦点. |
趣味全助记 | 【记】sino + sure 中国,当然是吸引人注意的,象北极星一样指引着世界前进的方向;see + 音:熊,看的熊星 |
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