terrestrial
英[t?'restr??l]
美[t?'r?str??l]
- adj. 地球的；陸地的，[生物] 陸生的；人間的
- n. 陸地生物；地球上的人
中文詞源
terrestrial 陸地的，陸棲的
terra-,土地，陸地，-ster,名詞后綴。引申詞義陸地的，陸棲的。比較 celestial.
英文詞源
- terrestrial (adj.)
- late 14c., "of or pertaining to the earth," with + -al (1) + from Latin terrestris "earthly, of the earth, on land," from terra "earth" (see terrain). Originally opposed to celestial; natural history sense of "living on land" is attested from 1630s. The noun meaning "a human being, a mortal" is recorded from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. digital terrestrial and digital satellite broadcasting
- 數字陸上廣播和數字衛星廣播
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The gills of fishes are analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.
- 魚類的鰓與陸上動物的肺類似.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity.
- 牛頓提出天體和地球的運動可以用萬有引力來解釋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. In rugby circles, there is nothing but criticism for the coverage of sport on terrestrial TV.
- 橄欖球界對于地面無線電視對他們運動的報道只有批評意見.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Terrestrial longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich meridian.
- 地球的經度是用格林尼治子午線向東或向西的度數來表示的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》