asterisk

• n. 星号
• vt. 注上星号；用星号标出

词根aster, 星，同star. -isk, 小词后缀。

asterisk (n.)

"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.

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务旁边标上了星号。

来自《权威词典》

2. Items marked with an asterisk can be omitted.

打星号的项目可以删去。

来自《权威词典》

3. The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.

星号是让读者参看脚注.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He added an asterisk to the first page .

他在第一页上加了个星号。

来自辞典例句

5. An asterisk designates quantities that refer to the volume element.

星号“☆”代表体积元的有关量.

来自辞典例句