Stardom is the condition of being a star — famous as a performer, known by people who have never met you. Singers, actors, athletes. It is not the talent and it is not the money; it is the state of being that famous, the whole world you enter once it happens.

Stardom明星地位(stardom) is the condition of being a star是指成為明星的那種狀態 famous as a performer以表演者身分出名 known by people who have never met you被從沒見過面的人們認識 Singers, actors, athletes像是歌手、演員、運動員 It is not the talent and it is not the money它不是才華，也不是錢 it is the state of being that famous它是那種出名到極點的狀態 the whole world you enter once it happens是一旦發生就會進入的整個世界

It is an uncountable noun, so no 'a' and no plural.

It is an uncountable noun它是不可數名詞 so no 'a' and no plural所以不加'a'，也沒有複數形

It shows up most often in a small set of phrases about the moment of arriving: rise to stardom, shoot to stardom, catapulted to stardom, on the road to stardom. That tells you something about how the word is used — it is usually about the journey up rather than about sitting at the top.

It shows up most often in a small set of phrases about the moment of arriving它最常出現在一小組講「成名那一刻」的片語裡 rise to stardomrise to stardom（崛起成名） shoot to stardomshoot to stardom（一夕爆紅） catapulted to stardomcatapulted to stardom（一舉爆紅） on the road to stardomon the road to stardom（在成名的路上） That tells you something about how the word is used這說明了這個字通常怎麼用 it is usually about the journey up rather than about sitting at the top它講的通常是往上爬的過程，而不是坐在頂端的狀態

The feeling is often double. Writers use stardom for glamour, but just as often for what it costs: the loneliness, the pressure, the loss of a private life. 'She was not ready for stardom' is a common shape of sentence, and it is sympathetic, not sneering.

The feeling is often double這種感覺常常是雙面的 Writers use stardom for glamour作家用stardom來講光鮮亮麗 but just as often for what it costs但同樣常用它來講代價 the loneliness, the pressure, the loss of a private life孤獨、壓力、失去私生活 'She was not ready for stardom''She was not ready for stardom'（她還沒準備好面對成名） is a common shape of sentence是一種常見的句型 and it is sympathetic, not sneering語氣是同情，不是嘲諷