ETYMFORGEcynosure
A person or thing that is the centre of attention
注意的焦点
Every room has one. The person everyone keeps glancing at, without quite knowing why.
每个房间里都有这么一个人：大家总忍不住看向他，却说不出为什么。
Word parts词的构成
The story词源故事
It comes from the night sky. In Greek, kynosoura meant dog's tail.
它来自夜空。希腊语 kynosoura，意思是“狗的尾巴”。
That was the Greek name for the Little Bear constellation, and the bright star at the tip of its tail.
这是希腊人对小熊座的称呼，也指它尾巴尖上那颗明亮的星。
Today we call that star Polaris, the North Star. For centuries, sailors steered by it.
今天我们叫它北极星。几百年来，水手们都靠它辨认方向。
So a cynosure is whatever every eye turns toward.
所以，cynosure 就是所有目光都会投向的那一个。
In a sentence用法
In her red coat, she was the cynosure of the whole snowy street.
她穿着红大衣，成了整条雪街上最引人注目的焦点。
Not everyone wants to be the brightest star. But somewhere, someone is finding their way by you.
不是每个人都想成为最亮的那颗星。但在某个地方，总有人正借着你的光找到方向。
Full transcript完整字幕
Every room has one. The person everyone keeps glancing at, without quite knowing why.
That person has a name.
Cynosure.
It comes from the night sky. In Greek, kynosoura meant dog's tail.
That was the Greek name for the Little Bear constellation, and the bright star at the tip of its tail.
Today we call that star Polaris, the North Star. For centuries, sailors steered by it.
So a cynosure is whatever every eye turns toward.
Here's how it sounds in a sentence.
In her red coat, she was the cynosure of the whole snowy street.
Your turn. Say it with me: Cynosure.
Not everyone wants to be the brightest star.
But somewhere, someone is finding their way by you.
每个房间里都有这么一个人：大家总忍不住看向他，却说不出为什么。
这样的人，有它自己的名字。
Cynosure，众人瞩目的焦点。
它来自夜空。希腊语 kynosoura，意思是“狗的尾巴”。
这是希腊人对小熊座的称呼，也指它尾巴尖上那颗明亮的星。
今天我们叫它北极星。几百年来，水手们都靠它辨认方向。
所以，cynosure 就是所有目光都会投向的那一个。
放进句子里，是这样的：
她穿着红大衣，成了整条雪街上最引人注目的焦点。
轮到你了，跟我一起说：cynosure。
不是每个人都想成为最亮的那颗星。
但在某个地方，总有人正借着你的光找到方向。