Lodestar是指指引航線的星斗,特別是北極星,引申下來也指幫助指明方向的領(lǐng)路人。
這個詞現(xiàn)在很少用,但在紐約時報最近一篇批評特朗普總統(tǒng)的匿名文章中出現(xiàn),We may no longer have Senator McCain, but we will always have his example — a lodestar for restoring honor to public life and our national dialogue,我們不再有參議員麥凱恩了,但我們將永遠有他做榜樣,指引我們?yōu)楣卜?wù)和國家對話恢復(fù)榮譽。
During a speech,former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp described home-ownership as the "lodestar" of his era at HUD,美國住宅與都市發(fā)展部前部長杰克·坎普在一次演講中說,房產(chǎn)擁有率是他主掌該部時期的政策“指南”。