asterism

中文含义：星座，星群

英语词性：noun

美式发音： /ˈæs.tə.rɪz.əm/

同义词：constellation, star cluster

易混淆单词：asteroid, astronomy

双语例句：

1. The asterism known as the Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major.

巨熊座的星群大熊座就包括我们所熟知的北斗七星。

2. She looked up at the sky, trying to find the asterism her father had shown her as a child.

她抬头望向天空，试图找到她小时候父亲曾经给她指出的那个星座。

3. The astronomer studied the asterism carefully, trying to determine its age and composition.

这位天文学家认真研究了这个星群，试图确定它的年龄和成分。