astar

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Covered with bright or sparkling objects. not-comparable,predicative
    — […] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds.
  2. Shining as if with sparks or small points of light. not-comparable,predicative
    — She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams.

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr
Proto-Germanic *sternǭ
Proto-West Germanic *sternō
Proto-West Germanic *sterrō
Old English steorra
Middle English sterre
English star
English astar
From a- + star.
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