lodestar的词源

英文词源

lodestar (n.)

late 14c. (late 13c. as a surname), an old name for the pole star (compare Old Norse leiðarstjarna) as the star that "leads the way" in navigation; from lode (n.) + star (n.). Figurative use from late 14c.

中文词源

lodestar：北极星，指导原则

lode,引导，star,星。引申词义北极星，指导原则。

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