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.
雙語例句
1. digital terrestrial and digital satellite broadcasting
數(shù)字陸上廣播和數(shù)字衛(wèi)星廣播
來自《權威詞典》
2. The gills of fishes are analogous to the lungs in terrestrial animals.
魚類的鰓與陸上動物的肺類似.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity.
牛頓提出天體和地球的運動可以用萬有引力來解釋。
來自柯林斯例句
4. In rugby circles, there is nothing but criticism for the coverage of sport on terrestrial TV.
橄欖球界對于地面無線電視對他們運動的報道只有批評意見.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Terrestrial longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich meridian.