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 cynosure ['saɪnəʃʊr]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 小熊座, 北极星, 众目之的



    cynosure
    [ noun ]
    1. something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)

    2. <noun.communication>
      let faith be your cynosure to walk by
    3. something that strongly attracts attention and admiration

    4. <noun.cognition>
      if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice


    Cynosure \Cy"no*sure\ (s?"n?-sh?r or s?n"?-sh?r; 277), n. [L.
    Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure, Gr. ????? dog's tail, the
    constellation Cynosure; ????, ????, dog + o'yra` tail.
    See{Cynic}.]
    1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear (Ursa Minor), to
    which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners
    and travelers were often directed.

    2. That which serves to direct. --Southey.

    3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center
    of attraction.

    Where perhaps some beauty lies,
    The cynosure of neighboring eyes. --Milton.

    1. Having read the article, I pondered the fact that the Greek word for dog is the root of "cynosure" and "cynicism." Henry J. Ricardo Tappan, N.Y.
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