| 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 | 无 |
| 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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