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单词 vesta
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vesta1

nounˈvɛstəˈvɛstə
historical
  • A short wooden or wax match.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Charles took a candle from its sconce and lit it with a match from his gold vesta case. ‘These are some of my ancestors,’ he explained, holding the candle towards the wall.
    • Francesca tugged open the drawer of the faded mahogany sideboard and retrieved from it a small silver vesta case.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the name of the goddess Vesta.

Rhymes

arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, pester, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, zester

Vesta2

proper nounˈvɛstəˈvɛstə
  • 1Roman Mythology
    The goddess of the hearth and household. Her temple in Rome contained no image but a fire which was kept constantly burning and was tended by the Vestal Virgins.

  • 2Astronomy
    Asteroid 4, discovered in 1807. It is the brightest asteroid and the third largest (diameter 501 km), and appears to consist of basaltic rock.

 
 

vesta1

nounˈvestəˈvɛstə
historical
  • A short wooden or wax match.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Francesca tugged open the drawer of the faded mahogany sideboard and retrieved from it a small silver vesta case.
    • Charles took a candle from its sconce and lit it with a match from his gold vesta case. ‘These are some of my ancestors,’ he explained, holding the candle towards the wall.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the name of the goddess Vesta.

Vesta2

proper nounˈvɛstəˈvestə
  • 1Roman Mythology
    The goddess of the hearth and household. Her temple in Rome contained no image but a fire which was kept constantly burning and was tended by the Vestal Virgins.

  • 2Astronomy
    An asteroid discovered in 1807. It is the brightest asteroid as well as the third largest, with a diameter of 311 miles (501 km).

 
 
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