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单词 taikonaut
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taikonautn.

Brit. /ˈtʌɪkənɔːt/, U.S. /ˈtaɪkəˌnɔt/, /ˈtaɪkəˌnɑt/
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by blending. Etymons: Chinese tàikōng , astronaut n.
Etymology: Apparently a blend of Chinese tàikōng outer space, literally ‘great sky’, and astronaut n. Compare cosmonaut n.
A Chinese astronaut.
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1998 Dragon in Space, Unoffic. Chinese Space Site Updated! in sci.space.policy (Usenet newsgroup) 23 May Why we call Chinese astronaut ‘taikonaut’?
1999 USA Today (Nexis) 28 June 2 a The taikonauts probably will stay aloft for at least a day, testing the maneuverability of their capsule.
2005 C. Stross Accelerando vi. 234 She's a little taikonaut to be.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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