stellify

vt. 使成星状, 使成明星, 把...列入明星群中

发音

UK /ˈstɛl.ɪ.faɪ/
US /ˈstɛl.ɪ.faɪ/

词形变化

stellified stellifies 三单 stellifies stellifying stellifying 现在分词 stellified 过去式 stellified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such

    及物 宗教 神话 哲学

    In Classical mythology, being stellified was about the greatest posthumous honor for a mortal.

  2. 2.

    To turn into a star.

    及物 天文

词源

From Middle English stellifien (“to make into a star; glorify, deify”), from Middle French stellifier, from Medieval Latin stellificāre, itself from Latin stella (“star”) + faciō (“make, do”).

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