earthlikeadj.

Brit.

/ˈəːθlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈərθˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earth n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + -like suffix.

1. Resembling or like earth or soil.

ΚΠ

1572 Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) at Claye A kynde of white earthe lyke claye, of whiche goldsmithes pottes are made.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis i. ii. 25 Others [sc. stones], of an earthlike quality,..become more compact and durable, by lying above ground.

1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. I. 209 The great elevated plain of Retama separates the black, basaltic, and earthlike lava, from the vitreous and feldsparry lava.

1966 J. Sankey Chalkland Ecol. i. 8 Quarry sections often show a number of more or less vertical pipes filled with a brownish earth-like rock which may contain stones and flints.

2010 C. Abbott Grow your own Veg. Bk. xiv. 167 A pile will most likely take between three to six months to make good compost. The final result should be a rich, dark-colored earthlike material.

a. Resembling or like the planet earth.

ΚΠ

1849 P. J. Bailey in New Monthly Belle Assemblée Feb. 115 Men breathe forth passions... Earthlike, Each carries with him his own atmosphere.

1884 Monthly Packet 8 270 Mercury... Venus... Earth... Mars... The above are the 4 Earthlike Planets.

1928 E. E. Smith & L. H. Garby Amazing Stories in Amazing Stories Sept. 550/1 We found air and Earth-like conditions here; we probably will elsewhere.

1967 J. Blish Star Trek 92 The planet was remarkably Earth-like, with enormous seas covering much of it.

2007 Nature 12 Apr. p. ix/2 There are Earth-like extrasolar planets out there, but will we ever be able to see them?

b. Characteristic of, resembling, or befitting the world, esp. as opposed to heaven; earthly. Chiefly poetic and literary.

ΚΠ

1851 E. S. Wortley On Approaching Close of Great Exhib. 20 For the thoughts that rise within thee shall but reach their noon in Heaven;..Oft..too earth-like have they grown.

1868 E. S. Phelps Gates Ajar xi. 157 The descriptions of heaven, although a series of metaphors, are yet singularly earthlike and tangible ones.

1912 K. Gjellerup Pilgrim Kamanita xxxvi. 242 A new and undreamt-of longing is awakened, of which one felt that it can never be stilled by anything earthly or earth-like.

2010 A. C. Swedlund Shadows in Valley ix. 186 What Douglas refers to as the domestication of heaven, a homey, earthlike place where mothers could eventually meet their lost children.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earthlike
释义	earthlikeadj. Brit. /ˈəːθlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈərθˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earth n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < earth n.¹ + -like suffix. 1. Resembling or like earth or soil. ΚΠ 1572 Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) at Claye A kynde of white earthe lyke claye, of whiche goldsmithes pottes are made. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis i. ii. 25 Others [sc. stones], of an earthlike quality,..become more compact and durable, by lying above ground. 1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. I. 209 The great elevated plain of Retama separates the black, basaltic, and earthlike lava, from the vitreous and feldsparry lava. 1966 J. Sankey Chalkland Ecol. i. 8 Quarry sections often show a number of more or less vertical pipes filled with a brownish earth-like rock which may contain stones and flints. 2010 C. Abbott Grow your own Veg. Bk. xiv. 167 A pile will most likely take between three to six months to make good compost. The final result should be a rich, dark-colored earthlike material. 2. a. Resembling or like the planet earth. ΚΠ 1849 P. J. Bailey in New Monthly Belle Assemblée Feb. 115 Men breathe forth passions... Earthlike, Each carries with him his own atmosphere. 1884 Monthly Packet 8 270 Mercury... Venus... Earth... Mars... The above are the 4 Earthlike Planets. 1928 E. E. Smith & L. H. Garby Amazing Stories in Amazing Stories Sept. 550/1 We found air and Earth-like conditions here; we probably will elsewhere. 1967 J. Blish Star Trek 92 The planet was remarkably Earth-like, with enormous seas covering much of it. 2007 Nature 12 Apr. p. ix/2 There are Earth-like extrasolar planets out there, but will we ever be able to see them? b. Characteristic of, resembling, or befitting the world, esp. as opposed to heaven; earthly. Chiefly poetic and literary. ΚΠ 1851 E. S. Wortley On Approaching Close of Great Exhib. 20 For the thoughts that rise within thee shall but reach their noon in Heaven;..Oft..too earth-like have they grown. 1868 E. S. Phelps Gates Ajar xi. 157 The descriptions of heaven, although a series of metaphors, are yet singularly earthlike and tangible ones. 1912 K. Gjellerup Pilgrim Kamanita xxxvi. 242 A new and undreamt-of longing is awakened, of which one felt that it can never be stilled by anything earthly or earth-like. 2010 A. C. Swedlund Shadows in Valley ix. 186 What Douglas refers to as the domestication of heaven, a homey, earthlike place where mothers could eventually meet their lost children. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1572
随便看	tea machine tea man tea manufacture tea master tea merchant tea money tea nursery tea oil tea olive tea pad tea partier tea picnic tea place tea plantation tea plate tea producer tea producing tea room party tea rose tea soirée tea sot tea supply tea trade tea tree tea up!