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A constellation is a group of stars that, seen from Earth, seem to form a shape or pattern in the night sky — people long ago gave these shapes names like Orion or the Big Dipper, often based on stories about animals or heroes. The word is also used more loosely for any striking group of things gathered together, like 'a constellation of talented players on one team'.
星座；(比喻)群集、一群傑出的人事物
組成con- (together) + stella (Latin for 'star') + -tion.
同家族的字
- stellarboth come from Latin 'stella', meaning star
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
constellationnoun/ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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astronomynatural-sciencesAn arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
- Behold, the day of the Lord commeth, cruell both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land deſolate; and he ſhall deſtroy the ſinners thereof out of it. For the ſtarres of heauen, and the conſtellations thereof ſhall not giue their light: the ſunne ſhalbe darkened in his going forth, and the moone ſhall not cauſe her light to ſhine.
- Up, up, faire Bride, and call, / Thy ſtarres, from out their ſeverall boxes, take / Thy Rubies, Pearles, and Diamonds forth, and make / Thy ſelfe a conſtellation, of them All.
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astronomynatural-sciencesAn arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
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A configuration or grouping of related things.
- [T]he program AppleWorks for the Apple IIe was released circa 1984. It combined a spreadsheet, database, and word processing program into one easy-to-use, low-cost integrated software package. This software constellation persists today as Microsoft Office, the most popular software tool set in history.
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A configuration or grouping of related things.
- a constellation of possibilities
- Theſe amorous Perſons may be, I grant, very much delighted vvhen they first gaze upon a Conſtellation of fair Ladies, but the Heart commonly pays dear for the Pleaſure of the Eye, […]
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A configuration or grouping of related things.
- He had a constellation of bruises on his side.
- A constellation of blood had sprayed onto the wall.
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human-sciencesmedicinepsychoanalysisA configuration or grouping of related things.
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lifestylesexualityA configuration or grouping of related things.
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aerospacebusinessengineeringA configuration or grouping of related things.
- The Iridium satellite constellation provides data and voice information coverage to satellite phones and other communication devices over the entire surface of Earth.
- With its Starlink program, SpaceX hopes to launch a constellation of as many as 42,000 satellites to provide Internet service to the world.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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obsoleteastrologyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe configuration of planets at a given time (especially a person's birth), as believed to affect events on Earth, or used for determining a horoscope.
- But alas such peruerse constellation nowe reigneth ouer men, that where some be aptely and naturally disposed to amitie, and fyndeth one, in similitude of studie and maners, equall to his expectation, and therfore kendeleth a feruent loue towarde that persone, puttinge all his ioye and delite in the praise and auauncement of him that he loueth, it hapneth that he which is loued, beinge promoted in honour, either of purpose neglecteth his frende, therby suppressynge libertie of speche or familiar resorte; or els esteming his mynde with his fortune onely, and nat with the suertie of frendship, hideth from him the secretes of his harte, and either trusteth no man, or els him whome prosperous fortune hath late brought in acquaintaunce.
- [H]e was born under the constellation that gives a man skill, riches, and integrity, whatever that constellation may be, which is of the less consequence because babies can't choose their own horoscopes, and, indeed, if they could, there might be an inconvenient rush of babies at particular epochs.
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obsoleteastrologyhuman-sciencesmysticismA person's character or inclinations, supposedly determined by their horoscope.
- I knovv thy conſtellation is right apt / For this affayre: […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。