aster的词源
英文词源
- aster (n.)




- flower genus, 1706, from Latin aster "star" (see star (n.)); so called for the radiate heads of the flowers. Originally used in English in the Latin sense (c. 1600) but this is obsolete.
中文词源
来自词根aster, 星,同star. 形容该花。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:aster 词源,aster 含义。
ast er系拉丁语借用词,在拉丁语中是“星”的意思。作为一个单词;aster指“紫苑属植物”,因其花形呈垦状,故名。英语有不少词含有这一拉丁语词根,如asterisk(星标,星号),asteroid(小行星),disaster(灾难)等。