Firmament

(v. & a.) Fixed foundation; established basis.

(v. & a.) The region of the air; the sky or heavens.

(v. & a.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote of the celestial spheres.

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• Earth is to me a tomb, the firmament a vault, shrouding mere corruption. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The distant rims of the world and of the firmament seemed to be a division in time no less than a division in matter. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Before him and behind: above, below, on the right and on the left: he seemed to stand surrounded by a firmament, all bright with gleaming eyes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.

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