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源自希腊语 'asteriskos'(小星星),经拉丁语进入英语。
❶ 星号,即符号“*”,常用于标注注释、表示省略或强调特定内容。
“Please mark the important items with asterisks.”
(请用星号标记重要项目。)
“The footnotes are indicated by asterisks in the text.”
(脚注在文中用星号标示。)
red asterisks — 红色星号,通常表示必填项或重要提示。
“Fields marked with red asterisks are required.”
(标有红色星号的字段为必填项。)