1825, "small star," from star (n.) + diminutive suffix -let. Meaning "promising young female performer" is from 1911 [Italian soprano Emma Trentini (1878-1959), so called in "The Theatre" magazine, March 1911].
权威例句
1. A starlet would prefer the crummiest , the rattiest, the phoniest movie wheel.
一个小女明星总喜欢那种最低级下贱的 、 鼠头鼠脑的、最善于招摇撞骗的电影界的风云人物.
2. The sexy starlet was a real eye - popper in her black bikini.
身着黑色比基尼的性感女星实在令人大饱眼福.
3. Juventus starlet Raffaele Palladino has pledged his future to the Bianconeri.
尤文图斯的希望之星已经保证他的将来就在斑马军团.
4. Calvin Klein hired starlet Brooke Shields to advertise his designer jean wear.
卡尔文·克莱因雇用童星波姬小丝替他所设计的牛仔裤做广告宣传.
5. The sexy starlet is a real eye - popper in her black bikini.