A pentagram is a five-pointed star drawn with five straight lines — the kind you can make without lifting the pencil, a star built from a pentagon's diagonals. In geometry it is just that figure.

A pentagram五芒星 is a five-pointed star drawn with five straight lines是用五條直線畫成的五角星——the kind you can make without lifting the pencil也就是不用抬筆就能畫完的那種，a star built from a pentagon's diagonals是由五邊形的對角線所構成的星形。In geometry在幾何學裡 it這個詞 is just that figure就只是指這個圖形。

In culture it has long been used as a magic or occult sign: a protective mark in some Western traditions, a ritual symbol in others. In modern films and music an inverted pentagram is often used to suggest Satanism, so the word can sound darker than the shape itself.

In culture在文化裡 it這個詞 has long been used as長期以來被當作 a magic or occult sign魔法或神秘的符號：a protective mark in some Western traditions在某些西方傳統裡是保護性的記號，a ritual symbol in others在其他傳統裡則是儀式性的符號。In modern films and music在現代電影和音樂裡 an inverted pentagram倒轉的五芒星 is often used to suggest Satanism常被用來暗示撒旦崇拜，so the word can sound darker than the shape itself所以這個字聽起來會比圖形本身更陰暗。

That last use is loud, and students sometimes think every five-pointed star is 'evil'; that is not true. A star on a flag or a Christmas card is usually just a star.

That last use最後這個用法 is loud很張揚，and students sometimes think而學生有時會以為 every five-pointed star every五角星 is 'evil'都是「邪惡的」；that is not true其實並不是這樣。A star on a flag or a Christmas card國旗或聖誕卡上的星星 is usually just a star通常就只是星星而已。

When English speakers want this drawn, five-lined figure — especially as a magic sign — they say pentagram.

When English speakers want this drawn, five-lined figure當英語使用者想表達這個一筆畫成的五線圖形——especially as a magic sign尤其是作為魔法符號時——they say pentagram他們會說pentagram。