Polaris

n. 北极星

发音

其它 /poʊˈlɑɹɪs/
US /poˈleɹ.ɪs/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

    勾陈一

    极

    北极星

    北辰

    天文

    Near-synonyms: Pole Star, Lode Star, North Star (coinstantial for centuries); pole star

  2. 2.

    A type of U.S. ballistic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and designed to be launched from a submarine.

词源

From Latin stēlla polāris (“pole star”).

来源：wiktionary