| 单词 | terrestrial |
| 释义 | terrestrial (once / 1425 pages) adj Not straying far from its Latin root terra meaning "earth," terrestrial means "of the earth." If it's terrestrial, you'll find it on earth. If it's extraterrestrial, you'll find it emerging from a UFO. The adjective terrestrial can also be used to describe something that lives on land (as opposed to living in water, for example). "On their trip to the rain forest, the scientists were charged with cataloging terrestrial animals. Another group was going to be in charge of cataloging the aquatic animals." The adjective can also be used to describe something that is mundane in character. The teenager cried, "My life is boring and full of terrestrial events like going to band practice and to class!" WORD FAMILYterrestrial: semiterrestrial, terrestrially USAGE EXAMPLES"These aerial flows are an unappreciated aspect of terrestrial ecosystems, equivalent to the oceanic movements of plankton which power the oceanic food chains." Reuters(Dec 22, 2016) It says it also plans to grant licences to private terrestrial ones early next year. Economist(Dec 09, 2016) Romer’s gap thus seems to be the time when tetrapods became unequivocally terrestrial. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) 1adj of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants this terrestrial ball Syn planetary 2adj concerned with the world or worldly matters he developed an immense terrestrial practicality Syn mundane secular, temporal, worldly characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 3adj of this earth the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball Syn sublunar, sublunary earthly of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven 4adj of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air Syn tellurian, telluric, terrene 5adj operating or living or growing on land Syn|Ant onshore on the edge of the land overlandtraveling or passing over land aquatic operating or living or growing in water amphibiousoperating or living on land and in water marinenative to or inhabiting the sea semiaquatic, subaquaticpartially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water subaquatic, subaqueous, submerged, submersed, underwatergrowing or remaining under water amphibiotic, semiaquatichaving an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form |
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