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the evening star noun[ S ] uk /ˌiːv.nɪŋ ˈstɑːr/ us /ˌiːv.nɪŋ ˈstɑːr/ a planet, especially Venus, that can be seen shining brightly in the west just after the sun has gone down昏星;(尤指)金星 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Astronomy albedo Andromeda Aquarius Aries asteroid galaxy Gemini geostationary geosynchronous gibbous observatory orbit orbital Orion penumbra substellar sunspot supergiant supermassive supermoon
As they did then, so at sunrise and at noon and at four o'clock and sunset and when the evening star disappeared—five times a day—they prayed. He regarded her for a moment with compassion and understanding, chivalrous and deep, then, moving to the window, stood there with his face to the evening star. It was a warm, serene evening, the silver moon shining, the evening star just appearing in the clear blue sky. The evening star shone softly above the sea. The ferry of the light from the dawn to the dark is done for the day, The evening star is up. This beautiful planet may be seen either a little after sunset or shortly before sunrise, according as it becomes the morning or the evening star, but never departing quite forty-eight degrees from the Sun. |