| 单词 | star field |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar field star field n. a region of the sky or space containing stars, esp. one rich in stars; in early use chiefly poetic.In quot. 1991 figurative. [In quot. 1822: a heraldic field (field n.1 17a) decorated with stars.] ΚΠ 1822 ‘L. Gibbons’ Malpas I. vi. 132 The horse..bore upon his chamfrein (an iron mask which covered his head, ears, and face), the poursuivant's device, in a star field, with a spike projecting from the centre.] 1833 Lady's Bk. (L. A. Godey & Co.) June 297/2 Like some Peri just come From the star fields above. 1870 Pop. Sci. Rev. 9 273 These four or five faint stars may lie farther from us than the farthest belonging to some of the richer star-fields. 1930 Discovery Aug. 252/2 It [sc. Pluto] was identified from its motion past the numerous fixed stars as revealed on plates of the same star field. 1991 P. Marshall Daughters (1992) ii. v. 181 There..stood the huge battleship with all its lights ablaze. A starfield of lights on the sea. 2001 N.Y. Times 13 May i. 35/1 Binoculars are ideal for examining this wide, interesting star field. < as lemmas |
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