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单词 cynosure
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cynosure

noun
/ˈsaɪnəsjʊə(r)/
/ˈsaɪnəʃʊr/
[singular] (formal)
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  1. a person or thing that is the centre of attention
    • Ruth was the cynosure of all eyes.
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin cynosura, from Greek kunosoura ‘dog's tail’ (also ‘Ursa Minor’), from kuōn, kun- ‘dog’ + oura ‘tail’. The term originally denoted the constellation Ursa Minor, or the pole star which it contains, long used as a guide by navigators.
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