學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word: 3156 lodestar 幫助指明方向的領(lǐng)路人

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 lodestar. Lodestar is spelled l-o-d-e-s-t-a-r, lodestar.

Lodestar是指指引航線的星斗，特別是北極星，引申下來(lái)也指幫助指明方向的領(lǐng)路人。

這個(gè)詞現(xiàn)在很少用，但在紐約時(shí)報(bào)最近一篇批評(píng)特朗普總統(tǒng)的匿名文章中出現(xiàn)，We may no longer have Senator McCain, but we will always have his example — a lodestar for restoring honor to public life and our national dialogue，我們不再有參議員麥凱恩了，但我們將永遠(yuǎn)有他做榜樣，指引我們?yōu)楣卜?wù)和國(guó)家對(duì)話恢復(fù)榮譽(yù)。

During a speech，former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp described home-ownership as the "lodestar" of his era at HUD，美國(guó)住宅與都市發(fā)展部前部長(zhǎng)杰克·坎普在一次演講中說(shuō)，房產(chǎn)擁有率是他主掌該部時(shí)期的政策“指南”。

 

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