"figure used in printing and writing to indicate footnote, omission, etc.," late 14c., asterich, asterisc, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asterikos "little star," diminutive of aster "star" (see astro-). As a verb from 1733.
雙語例句
1. I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first.
我在要你首先完成的任務(wù)旁邊標(biāo)上了星號。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.
打星號的項(xiàng)目可以刪去。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.
星號是讓讀者參看腳注.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. He added an asterisk to the first page .
他在第一頁上加了個星號。
來自辭典例句
5. An asterisk designates quantities that refer to the volume element.