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A superstar is a performer who is not just famous but famous everywhere — the top level, known to people who do not even follow that field. Usually a singer, a film actor, or a top athlete. Your grandmother has heard of them.
a superstar是superstar的人 is a performer who is not just famous but famous everywhere是一個不只出名、而是到處都出名的表演者 the top level最高的等級 known to people who do not even follow that field連不關注那個領域的人也知道他們 usually a singer通常是歌手, a film actor電影演員, or a top athlete或是頂尖運動員 your grandmother has heard of them連你阿嬤都聽過他們
The word marks a step above star. A star is well known within their world; a superstar has escaped it. That is why people argue about who deserves the word — it claims something bigger than "popular".
the word marks a step above star這個字代表比star更高一階 a star is well known within their world星(star)是在自己的圈子裡出名, a superstar has escaped it超級巨星(superstar)則是已經跳脫了那個圈子 that is why people argue about who deserves the word這就是為什麼大家會爭論誰配得上這個字 it claims something bigger than “popular”因為它宣稱的東西比「受歡迎popular」還要大
It has a second, kinder use in everyday life: calling an ordinary person a superstar to praise them . "You fixed the printer? You're a superstar." This is friendly, a bit British-sounding, and very common at work and among friends.
it has a second, kinder use in everyday life它在日常生活裡還有第二種、比較溫暖的用法 calling an ordinary person a superstar to praise them warmly就是稱讚一個普通人是superstar “You fixed the printer?「你把印表機修好了？ You're a superstar.”你真是個superstar。」 this is friendly, a bit British-sounding, and very common at work and among friends這種說法很友善，有點英式，在職場和朋友之間很常見
Do not confuse it with the first meaning — nobody thinks the printer person is actually famous.
do not confuse it with the first meaning不要跟第一個意思搞混了 nobody thinks the printer person is actually famous沒有人真的以為修印表機的人很出名
組成super- + star. super- comes from Latin super, "above, over". star is old native English — Old English steorra, from an ancient root that also gave Latin stella and Greek astēr. Calling a famous performer a "star" is the older picture; super- pushes it one level higher.
同家族的字
- astronomysame ancient root for star, through Greek astēr
- stellarsame root through Latin stella 'star'
- superstoresame super- 'beyond the ordinary size'
原始詞典資料3 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。
superstarnoun/ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/
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Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.
- Near-synonym: all-star (sometimes synonymous)
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An exceptionally productive employee.
- Near-synonym: all-star (sometimes synonymous)
- Want to hire a coding superstar? Call the agent.
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rareastronomynatural-sciencesA giant star; (loosely) any giant star, bright giant, supergiant, or hypergiant.
- The greater an object's mass, the greater its gravitational force. If a star could attain a certain mass --- say a million to 100 million times the mass of our own sun --- then its gravity would become 100 times as powerful as the forces generated by the strongest known nuclear reactions. Such a super superstar, in a normal course of its evolution, would contract.
- Toward the centre of the cluster, where they were more strongly congested, the whole region glowed as though as it were a monstrous superstar.
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。