constellation
意味
- 星座;星位
- (名士・美女などの)きら星のように並んだ集まり《+of+名》
例文
Ancient astronomers noticed constellations and gave them names.
古代の天文学者は、星座を見つけ、名前をつけた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English constellacioun, constillacioun (“(astrology) position of the moon or a planet in relation to the ascendant sign of the zodiac; horoscope; (astronomy) formation of fixed stars, constellation; (astronomy) elevation or position of the sun”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French constellation (modern French constellation), or directly from its etymon Late Latin cōnstēllātiōnem, the accusative singular of cōnstēllātiō (“collection of stars supposed to exert an influence upon human affairs, constellation”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a bringing together of several objects) + stēlla (“star; meteor; planet”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (…
辞書順で近い単語
conspire constant constantly constipation constituent constitute