cynosure
发音
英 [ˈsɪnəzjʊə(r)]
美 [ˈsaɪnəʃʊr]
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- n.
- 引人注目的人（或物），焦点
单词词源
cynosure 北极星，引人注目的人
cynos, 狗，词源同canine. -oura, 尾巴，词源同arse, squirrel. 因北极星形似狗尾巴而得名。
双语例句
- 1. The national pavilion of the host country has always been a cynosure .
- 东道国的国家馆历来备受关注。
- 2. Her mind delighted itself with scenes of luxury and refinement , situations in which she was the cynosure of all eyes , the arbiter of all fates .
- 她又自得其乐地想象各种豪华风雅的场面，在这些场面里她是人们目光的焦点，主宰命运的女神。
- 3. Meadows trim with daisies pied , shallow brooks and rivers wide ; towers and battlements it sees bosom 'd high in tufted trees , where perhaps some beauty lies , the cynosure of neighboring eyes --- john milton , english poet , author , polemicist .
- 牧场上装饰着五彩缤纷的雏菊花朵，还有宽阔的河，清浅的小溪流过；宫堡和雉堞高高地矗立，深深藏在稠密的丛林里，那里也许居住着美人，是邻人注视的目标---约翰.