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Terrestrial Ti'restriəl A.地球的;陆地的 英 Adj.地球的(Of Earth);陆地的(Relating Land 记

单词 terrestrial
音标 [ti'restriəl]
解释 a.地球的;陆地的
红宝书 【英】 adj.地球的(of the earth);陆地的(relating to land)
【记】 terr(地)+estrial→ 地球的
【例】 terrestrial gravitation(地球引 力)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】terr 土地 + rest 休息 依靠,保持,在地上休息生存的;
【相关】territory 地域,领土, 版图

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