terrestrial

terrestrial
[təˈrɛstrɪəl]
adjective
  1. of, on, or relating to the earth
    （与）地球（有关）的；地球上的
    increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems.
    增长的紫外线辐射可能会扰乱地球生态系统。
    ■denoting television broadcast using equipment situated on the ground rather than by satellite
    地面转播的
    a fifth terrestrial channel.
    第五个地面转播频道。
    ■of or on dry land
    陆地（上）的
    a submarine eruption will be much more explosive than its terrestrial counterpart.
    海底火山喷发的爆炸性威力将远大于陆地上的火山喷发。
    ■(of an animal) living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial
    （动物）陆生的；陆栖的
    ■(of a plant) growing on land or in the soil; not aquatic or epiphytic
    （植物）陆生的，长在土壤里的
    ■(Astronomy)(of a planet) similar in size or composition to the earth, especially being one of the four inner planets
    (天文)（属于）类地行星的
    ■(archaic)of or relating to the earth as opposed to heaven
    (古)人间的，尘世的
noun
  1. an inhabitant of the earth
    地球生物；陆地生物
派生
terrestrially
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'temporal, worldly, mundane'): from Latin terrestris (from terra 'earth') + -al
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