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单词 lodestar
释义 lode·star
noun
or load·star \ˈlōdˌstär, -tȧ\
Etymology: Middle English lodsterre, lodesterre, from lod, lode lode + sterre star — more at star
1. : a star that leads or guides; especially : polestar 1
2. : someone or something that serves as a guiding star or as a focus of hope or attention
 < a strangely compelling … human lodestar whose influence half the time was unsuspected — Struthers Burt >
 < inconstancy and opportunism were the lodestars of the day — Saturday Review >
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