名詞 galaxy:

1. a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
2. tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
   同義詞：galax, wandflower, beetleweed, coltsfoot, Galax urceolata
3. (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
   同義詞：extragalactic nebula

1. She shouldered a heavy burden of teaching and supervision, now reflected in the growing achievements of a brilliant galaxy of pupils.
   她過(guò)去曾肩負(fù)著教學(xué)與監(jiān)督的重任，現(xiàn)在這效果在一群優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生的日益增長(zhǎng)的成就中反映出來(lái)。
2. Each galaxy contains myriads of stars.
   每一星系都有無(wú)數(shù)的恒星。
3. There may be millions of worlds in the Milky Way Galaxy.
   銀河系中也許有幾百萬(wàn)個(gè)世界。
4. A galaxy of film stars attended the premiere.
   一群影星參加了首次公演。

gal.ax.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 gal.ax.ies

Any of numerous large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe, containing an average of 00 billion (0) solar masses and ranging in diameter from ,500 to 300,000 light-years. Also called nebula
星系，星群：組成天體的大量大規(guī)模的星、氣或塵埃的聚集物，包括平均00(0)億的太陽(yáng)質(zhì)量，直徑從,500到300,000光年 也作 nebula
Often Galaxy The Milky Way.
常作 Galaxy 銀河系
An assembly of brilliant, glamorous, or distinguished persons or things:
一群有才氣的、迷人的或顯赫的人或物：
例句：
a galaxy of theatrical performers.
眾星云集

來(lái)源：
Middle English galaxie [the Milky Way]
中古英語(yǔ) galaxie [銀河系]
from Late Latin galaxias
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) galaxias
from Greek [milky]
源自 希臘語(yǔ) [牛奶的]
from gala galakt- [milk] * see melg-
源自 gala galakt- [乳，牛奶] *參見 melg-