firmament是什么意思

双语例句

(1)There are no stars in the firmament.

天空没有星星。

(2)He was rich, and a rising star in the political firmament.

他很有钱，更是高层政坛一颗冉冉升起的新星。

(3)A falling star shone in the dark firmament.

一颗流星在黑暗的天空中闪烁。

(4)Heidi stood still every few minutes, looking up to the firmament in wonder.

海蒂每隔几分钟就站着不动，惊奇地仰望着天空。

(5)Were the saloons like the starlit firmament when we stand on the high mountains?

那些酒吧间就如同，我们站在高山上的时候，看到的星光灿烂的苍穹吗？

同义词

n. 天空；苍天

同根词

词根 firmament

(1)firmamental adj. 苍天的；天空的

释义

n.

poetic/literary the heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing

〈诗／文〉 天，天空，苍穹，苍天。

figurative a sphere or world viewed as a collection of people

〈喻〉 领域，界

one of the great stars in the American golfing firmament.

美国高尔夫球界的巨星之一。

词源

"Middle English： via Old French from Latin firmamentum, from firmare ‘fix, settle’."