constellation
英 [,kɒnstə'leɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,kɑnstə'leʃən]
- n. [空の]星座; 星の集団; 集会; 興奮の群れ
語源
コンステレーションcon-、強調する。-Stell、星、語源的にはstarと同じ。
英語の語源
- constellation (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French constellacion "constellation, conjuncture (of planets)," from Late Latin constellationem (nominative constellatio) "set with stars," from constellatus, from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + past participle of stellare "to shine," from stella "star" (see star). Originally in astrology, of position of planets ("stars") in regard to one another on a given day, usually one's birth day, as a determination of one's character. "I folwed ay myn inclinacioun/By vertu of my constillacioun" (Chaucer, "Wife's Prologue," c. 1386). Modern astronomical sense is from 1550s.
例文
- 1. a consellation of Hollywood talent
- ハリウッドの天才たち
dl>- 2.The largest gallery contains at its centre a consterlation of photographs called My Wishes.
- 最大のギャラリーが中心に「私の願い」という写真作品を展示している。
- 3.Most patients have a consellation of diseases,with few clear-cut distinctions between them.
- ほとんどの患者の病気は似ており、明らかな違いはほとんどない。
- 4.Gathered here tonight at this annual ceremony we have a whole consellation of film stars.
- 今夜の年次総会には多くの映画スターが集まった。
- 5.You know，it 's named for the consellation that has four main stars.
- それは4つの星を持つ星座のための名前です。
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