asterisk
asterisk — 名詞
1. the star-shaped mark *, placed beside a word or number to point readers to a foo
星號
用來提示註腳或代替缺字的星形符號
the star-shaped mark *, placed beside a word or number to point readers to a footnote, to stand in for missing letters in a rude or hidden word, or to flag a special note.
Otto added an asterisk after the price to point readers to the small print below.
Otto 在價格後面加了一個星號，提醒讀者去看下方的小字說明。
noun: an asterisk after [noun]
The teacher wrote the rude word with an asterisk in place of the middle letter.
老師寫那個粗話的時候，用一個星號代替中間那個字母。
collocation: with an asterisk in place of
Each name on the printed list had a small asterisk next to it for the editor's notes.
那份印好的名單上，每個名字旁邊都有個小星號，提供編輯註記用。
Paloma noticed an asterisk beside her grandmother's name in the church program.
Paloma 注意到教會節目單上奶奶名字旁邊有一個星號。
On the menu, dishes with peanuts were marked with a red asterisk.
菜單上含花生的菜色都用紅色星號標示出來。
- star
everyday word for the same * symbol, especially when said aloud
- reference mark
general term for any symbol that points to a note; less specific
用法筆記
Often appears with the prepositions 'next to', 'beside', or 'after' when pointing at the word it marks; 'with' is used when the asterisk replaces letters.
常見錯誤
2. a fact or condition attached to a success — especially a sports record or prize
附帶質疑
讓某個成就大打折扣的附帶條件
a fact or condition attached to a success — especially a sports record or prize — that makes people think it does not fully count, because something unusual or unfair helped to make it happen.
Many fans believe the home-run record carries an asterisk because of the doping scandal.
很多球迷覺得那項全壘打紀錄帶著瑕疵，因為發生過禁藥醜聞。
figurative: a record carries an asterisk
Coach Diaz said the championship win came with an asterisk after three star players were injured.
Diaz 教練說，三名主力受傷後拿下這次冠軍，總讓人覺得名不副實。
collocation: come with an asterisk
The 2020 season will always have an asterisk next to it because most games were played in empty stadiums.
2020 年的賽季永遠會被打上問號，因為大多數比賽都在空場進行。
Critics put a mental asterisk beside her gold medal once the second runner pulled out.
第二名選手退賽後，評論者心裡就在她的金牌旁邊打了個問號。
- caveat
more formal; a warning or limit attached to something
- qualification
neutral; any condition that limits a statement
- clean win
an achievement with no doubts or limits attached
文法句型
an asterisk beside/next to + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used in sports, politics, or competitive contexts. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 is figurative — no actual mark is written; the 'asterisk' is the doubt people attach to the achievement.
常見錯誤
asterisk — 動詞
1. to put a small star symbol next to a word, name, or number, usually so that the
標星號
在文字旁加上星號做標示
to put a small star symbol next to a word, name, or number, usually so that the reader notices it and looks for an extra note about it.
Please asterisk every product that is not in stock so the buyers can spot them quickly.
請在每個缺貨的商品旁標上星號，方便採購快速看出來。
transitive: asterisk + noun
The editor asterisked the names of the players who were still under eighteen.
編輯在尚未滿十八歲的球員名字旁都標了星號。
past tense pattern
Linguists often asterisk a sentence to show that no native speaker would say it.
語言學家常常在句子前面標星號，表示那是母語人士不會講的句子。
Tomás asterisked three items on the shopping list to remind himself to buy them first.
Tomás 在購物清單上的三項東西旁邊標了星號，提醒自己先買這幾樣。
The dishes that contain nuts have been asterisked at the bottom of the menu.
含有堅果的菜色都已經在菜單最下方用星號標示出來了。
文法句型
asterisk + noun
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('items are asterisked'). The object is almost always a written thing — a word, name, sentence, item on a list — never a person.