lodestar
/ˈləʊd.stɑː(r)//ˈloʊd.stɑr/
构词拆解
词源链
- 中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年
继承
- 英语English
lodestar
词源说明
From Middle English lode (“journey, course”) + star, where lode is an archaic noun from the verb lithe (“to go, journey”), related to lead. Other Middle English spellings include: 14th century loode sterre, lood-sterre, lade-sterne; and 15th century lode sterre. Cognate with Old Norse leiðarstjarna, Dutch leidster, German Leitstern, Danish ledestjerne, Swedish ledstjärna.
释义
名词noun
- 1A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
- 2figurativeA guiding tenet or principle.
- 3(law) A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly