lodestar
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lode·star /ˈləʊdstɑː $ ˈloʊdstɑːr/ noun [singular] literary 1. RULE/REGULATIONa principle or fact that guides someone’s actions 准则，指导原则2. HAthe pole star, used to guide ships at sea 北极星
Examples from the Corpus
lodestar• Even in tension-fraught marriages a courtship story can serve as a lodestar.• Then it became apparent that she was holding to some other lodestar.• In particular, it tells us what volume of sales will maximise profits and this is management's lodestar.• Our tax lodestar has been low marginal rates.lode·star nounChineseSyllable
principle fact a actions Corpus or guides that someone’s
lodestar
lode‧star /ˈləʊdstɑː $ ˈloʊdstɑːr/
noun [singular] literary
1. a principle or fact that guides someone’s actions
2. the Pole Star, used to guide ships at sea
lode‧star /ˈləʊdstɑː $ ˈloʊdstɑːr/
noun [singular] literary1. a principle or fact that guides someone’s actions
2. the Pole Star, used to guide ships at sea