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Stardust, in ordinary use, is an imaginary magic powder — the fine glittering dust that a fairy to make something wonderful happen. It does not exist; it belongs to children's stories, song lyrics, and dreams. Uncountable, so no plural.
StardustStardust(星塵), in ordinary use在一般用法裡, is an imaginary magic powder是一種想像中的魔法粉末 — the fine glittering dust that a fairy sprinkles就是仙子灑下的那種閃閃發亮的細粉 to make something wonderful happen讓奇妙的事情發生 It does not exist它並不存在; it belongs to children's stories, song lyrics, and dreams它屬於童話故事、歌詞和夢境 UncountableUncountable(不可數名詞), so no plural所以沒有複數
From there it moved into a figurative use, which is really where you meet it most. A person or a place can be said to have stardust about them: a special glamour, a magic that cannot be explained or bought. 'The new signing brought some stardust to the team' means he brought excitement, star quality, a sense that anything could happen. Sports writing loves this use. So do reviews of concerts and films.
From there從那裡 it moved into a figurative use它衍生出比喻用法, which is really where you meet it most而這才是你最常遇到它的地方 A person or a place一個人或一個地方 can be said to have stardust about them可以說擁有stardust: a special glamour一種特殊的魅力, a magic that cannot be explained or bought一種說不出來、也買不到的神奇魅力 'The new signing brought some stardust to the team'「這位新簽下的球員為球隊帶來了stardust」 means意思是 he brought excitement, star quality他帶來了興奮感、明星氣質, a sense that anything could happen一種什麼事都可能發生的感覺 Sports writing體育報導 loves this use很愛用這種說法 So do reviews of concerts and films演唱會和電影的評論也是
There is also a plain scientific use — real dust made of matter from stars, which is where the atoms in our bodies came from. Scientists genuinely say 'we are made of stardust', and it is true, but they are borrowing the poetry of the word on purpose.
There is also a plain scientific use還有一個純粹的科學用法 — real dust made of matter from stars指的是由星星物質構成的真實塵埃, which is where the atoms in our bodies came from而我們身體裡的原子就是從那裡來的 Scientists科學家 genuinely say 'we are made of stardust',真的會說「我們是由stardust構成的」, and而且 it is true這是真的, but they are borrowing the poetry of the word on purpose但他們是故意借用這個詞的詩意
原始詞典資料6 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。
stardustnoun/ˈstɑːdʌst/
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Small fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
- We are all made of stardust.
- Presolar grains were isolated in primitive meteorites only 15 years ago. These grains of stardust formed in the atmospheres of evolved stars and in nova and supernova ejecta.
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datedinformalA distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.
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archaicSmall fragments in the Earth's atmosphere or on its surface originating from meteorites; meteor dust.
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Something imaginary or lacking substance.
- His [Sickert's] paint has a tangible quality; it is made not of air and star-dust but of oil and earth.
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An imaginary magic dust or powder that, when in one's eyes, supposedly causes one to view a person or thing favourably, even though this might not actually be warranted.
- My sister’s eyes were full of stardust – she’d spend hours lazily planning her future life when she would make her big break in the movies.
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An imaginary magic dust or powder supposedly able to give one charisma or other positive qualities; hence, charisma or glamour, especially that possessed by a celebrity.
- Why would experienced deal makers want rock stars and actors to advise them? Why would entrepreneurs seek their money? There is a certain cachet with all that stardust, of course, and perhaps some free publicity.
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。