Word · Frequency #24326
starlet
小明星
a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
多指影视界被力捧的年轻女演员
- 1.
A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
事业前景光明的年轻女演员。
- 2.
An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.
运动队中技艺精湛且重要的替补队员。
小星星；事业前景光明的年轻女演员。；运动队中技艺精湛且重要的替补队员。
In use
The young starlet signed autographs for her fans after the show.
A Hollywood agent spotted the starlet at a local theater.
The starlet hoped that her latest role would make her a household name.
a starlet
starlet 是可数名词，指年轻的（电影）女演员或小星星。
A starlet waved to the crowd.
一位小明星向人群挥手。
a/an + adjective + starlet
可在 starlet 前加描述性形容词，如 young。
A young starlet won the award.
一位年轻的小明星获得了这个奖项。
starlets
starlet 的复数形式是 starlets。
Several starlets attended the premiere.
Connections
Collocations
- rising starlet
- 崭露头角的小明星
- She was a rising starlet in the 1950s.她是20世纪50年代崭露头角的小明星。
- Hollywood starlet
- 好莱坞小明星
- The Hollywood starlet was photographed at the premiere.这位好莱坞小明星在首映式上被拍了照。
- young starlet
- 年轻的小明星
- A young starlet sang the national anthem.一位年轻的小明星演唱了国歌。
- aspiring starlet
- 有抱负的小明星
- The aspiring starlet moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.这位有抱负的小明星搬到洛杉矶追求演艺事业。
- starlet status
- 小明星身份
- She achieved starlet status after her first leading role.她在第一个主角后获得了小明星身份。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：star（星星/明星）+ -let（小），画面中一颗小星星眨着眼，正是一位崭露头角的小演员。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：娱乐新闻、名人八卦、影评、文学或诗意表达 starlet 有两种含义，语体不同：指“年轻女演员”时，多用于娱乐新闻、影评和名人八卦，属于中性偏口语的用词，正式文件中较少出现；指“小星星”时，是比较正式或诗意的用法，多见于文学或比喻性表达。日常使用中主要指年轻女演员，且可能带一点“靠外貌走红”的隐含意味，使用时需注意语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these rhymes exactly with 'starlet' /ˈstɑːlɪt/. The spelling ending -let appears in all of them, but the pronunciation varies: scarlet has /lət/, pallet and mallet have /lɪt/ but with /æ/ in the stressed syllable, wallet has /lɪt/ with /ɒ/, and ballet and chalet pronounce the ending as /leɪ/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.