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stellar

/ˈstɛl.ə/· adjective

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Chinese meaning

极佳的；出色的（双关：也指「星的」）

属shǔ星xīng辰chén的de；喻yù指zhǐ格gé外wài出chū众zhòng

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名míng气qì如rú星xīng光guāng般bān耀yào眼yǎn，双shuāng关guān宇yǔ航háng员yuán的de「星xīng」身shēn份fèn

Example

Newfound fame has proved to be stellar for some astronauts but harder for others.

新获得的名气对一些宇航员来说堪称「高光时刻」，但对另一些人却更难承受。

Source: Nature

Background ✎

阿ā尔ěr忒tè弥mí斯sī二èr号hào宇yǔ航háng员yuán即jí将jiāng迎yíng来lái任rèn务wù后hòu的de巨jù大dà关guān注zhù度dù，NASA的de这zhè批pī当dāng红hóng宇yǔ航háng员yuán或huò需xū要yào一yī些xiē个gè人rén空kōng间jiān。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 stēllāris，即 stella(星)的形容词

  • stell(a)(星，源自拉丁 stella)+ -ar(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • stellar performance / stellar reputation / stellar cast

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