1650s, "pertaining to stars, star-like," from Late Latin stellaris "pertaining to a star, starry," from stella "star" (see star (n.)). Meaning "outstanding, leading" (1883) is from the theatrical sense of star.
雙語例句
1. The French companies are registering stellar profits.
法國各家公司都獲利豐厚。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A stellar wind streams outward from the star.
從那顆恒星上不斷吹出恒星風(fēng)。
來自辭典例句
3. They were at stellar distances from her present world.
他們離她現(xiàn)在的世界,簡直和天上的星辰一樣地遙遠(yuǎn).
來自辭典例句
4. Neutron stars are the second exhibit in the gallery of stellar corpses.
中子星是死之恒星陳列館內(nèi)第二類樣品.
來自辭典例句
5. We can analyze by statistical mechanics the behavior of the stellar substance.