| Title | Astronaut |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology astronaut coined 1929 (but popularized 1961) from astro- + nautes "sailor" (see naval). Fr. astronautique (adj.) had been coined 1927 by "J.H. Rosny," pen name of Belgian-born science fiction writer Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (18561940). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 astronaut astro·naut / 5AstrEnC:t / noun a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft 宇航员；航天员； 太空人 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged as·tro·naut \ˈastrəˌnȯt, -ät\ noun (-s) Etymology: astr- + -naut (as in aeronaut) 1. : a traveler in interplanetary space 2. : a student, devotee, or advocate of astronautics |
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