terra firman.

Brit.

/ˌtɛrə ˈfəːmə/, U.S.

/ˈˌtɛrə ˈfərmə/

Etymology: Latin, = ‘firm land’, used in medieval or modern Latin in special senses = Italian terra ferma, French terre ferme; compare German festland. In 17th cent. partly < Italian terra ferma.

†1. A mainland or continent, as distinct from portions of land partly or wholly isolated by water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > mainland > [noun]

mainlandc1440

sure land1525

steadfast land1530

firm land1553

main1555

in-country1565

continent1576

fastland1581

firm1582

terra firma1665

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 31 He [Ptolemy] draws his Terra firma only to 10 degrees South from the Æquator.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Terra firma, the Continent, or main Land; so call'd by Geographers.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 180 Our Men..found that about three Leagues off to the Southward, there seem'd to be a Terra Firma, or Continent of Land.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Terra-Firma,..is sometimes used for a Continent; in Contradistinction to Islands.

†2. spec.

a. The territories on the Italian mainland which were subject to the state of Venice. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Italy > [noun] > other territories

terra firma1607

parmesan1702

Milanesea1715

Bolognese1756

1607 B. Jonson Volpone ii. ii. sig. D4^v Gentlemen of your Citty; Strangers of the Terra-ferma; worshipful Merchants; I, and Senators too.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 452 We went to Padöa... The first Terra firma we landed at was Fusina, being onely an Inn, where we changed our Barge.

1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics xiv. 308 The two monarchs agreed to divide between them all the terra firma of the Venetians.

†b. The northern coast-land of South America (Colombia), as distinguished from the West India Islands; also, in narrower sense, the Isthmus of Panama. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [noun] > other specific regions

Magellanic regions1772

terra firma1772

Southern Cone1960

1772 J. Adams in tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. Pref. p. vii Geographical desciptions..of the country about Carthagena,..the Terra Firma.

1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 71 A race of people..more civilized than most of the other tribes, inhabiting this part of Terra Firma.

3. The land as distinguished from the sea; dry or firm land; in quot. 1786, the earth. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > [noun]

landc900

groundOE

earthOE

dry landa1225

sandc1275

dry1382

continent1590

fastland1680

terra firma1692

region1697

firm land1872

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [noun]

earthOE

ballc1300

Tellus1567

this earthly round1584

mass1587

underworld1609

footstool1652

terrestrial1745

terra firma1786

Planet Earth1858

terra1947

earthside1958

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 158 The whole terra firma, or dry Land.

1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 111 Here we have some terra firma to fix and stay our footing on.

1779 Hist. Mod. Europe II. l. 65 They again got footing on terra firma.

1786 R. Burns Poems 213 While Terra firma, on her axis, Diurnal turns.

1820 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Acharnians in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 72 That their feet find no resting-place on sea Or terra-firma.

1887 M. E. Braddon Like & Unlike III. ii. 14 I was not often upon terra-firma after I left Marseilles.

2000 J. Griffiths Grip on Thin Air 33 Can we..still swear there's a globe turning Under our feet and that it is terra firma?

†4. humorous and colloquial. Landed estate; land.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land

land971

terre1526

mould?1577

dirt1604

demesnes1628

terra firma1699

1699 G. Farquhar Love & Bottle iii. ii. 36 I have five thousand Acres of as good fighting ground as any in England, good Terrafirma, Sir.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Dipt He has dipt his Terra firma, he has mortgaged his dirty Acres.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Dipt Terra-firma, an Estate in Land.

1728 H. Fielding Love in Several Masques v. vi. 67 Does your Estate lie in terrâ firmâ, or in the Stocks?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terra firma
释义	terra firman. Brit. /ˌtɛrə ˈfəːmə/, U.S. /ˈˌtɛrə ˈfərmə/ Etymology: Latin, = ‘firm land’, used in medieval or modern Latin in special senses = Italian terra ferma, French terre ferme; compare German festland. In 17th cent. partly < Italian terra ferma. †1. A mainland or continent, as distinct from portions of land partly or wholly isolated by water. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > mainland > [noun] mainlandc1440 sure land1525 steadfast land1530 firm land1553 main1555 in-country1565 continent1576 fastland1581 firm1582 terra firma1665 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 31 He [Ptolemy] draws his Terra firma only to 10 degrees South from the Æquator. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Terra firma, the Continent, or main Land; so call'd by Geographers. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 180 Our Men..found that about three Leagues off to the Southward, there seem'd to be a Terra Firma, or Continent of Land. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Terra-Firma,..is sometimes used for a Continent; in Contradistinction to Islands. †2. spec. a. The territories on the Italian mainland which were subject to the state of Venice. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Italy > [noun] > other territories terra firma1607 parmesan1702 Milanesea1715 Bolognese1756 1607 B. Jonson Volpone ii. ii. sig. D4^v Gentlemen of your Citty; Strangers of the Terra-ferma; worshipful Merchants; I, and Senators too. View more context for this quotation a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 452 We went to Padöa... The first Terra firma we landed at was Fusina, being onely an Inn, where we changed our Barge. 1832 J.-C.-L. S. de Sismondi Hist. Ital. Republics xiv. 308 The two monarchs agreed to divide between them all the terra firma of the Venetians. †b. The northern coast-land of South America (Colombia), as distinguished from the West India Islands; also, in narrower sense, the Isthmus of Panama. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [noun] > other specific regions Magellanic regions1772 terra firma1772 Southern Cone1960 1772 J. Adams in tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S. Amer. (ed. 3) I. Pref. p. vii Geographical desciptions..of the country about Carthagena,..the Terra Firma. 1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 71 A race of people..more civilized than most of the other tribes, inhabiting this part of Terra Firma. 3. The land as distinguished from the sea; dry or firm land; in quot. 1786, the earth. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > [noun] landc900 groundOE earthOE dry landa1225 sandc1275 dry1382 continent1590 fastland1680 terra firma1692 region1697 firm land1872 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [noun] earthOE ballc1300 Tellus1567 this earthly round1584 mass1587 underworld1609 footstool1652 terrestrial1745 terra firma1786 Planet Earth1858 terra1947 earthside1958 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 158 The whole terra firma, or dry Land. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 111 Here we have some terra firma to fix and stay our footing on. 1779 Hist. Mod. Europe II. l. 65 They again got footing on terra firma. 1786 R. Burns Poems 213 While Terra firma, on her axis, Diurnal turns. 1820 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Acharnians in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 72 That their feet find no resting-place on sea Or terra-firma. 1887 M. E. Braddon Like & Unlike III. ii. 14 I was not often upon terra-firma after I left Marseilles. 2000 J. Griffiths Grip on Thin Air 33 Can we..still swear there's a globe turning Under our feet and that it is terra firma? †4. humorous and colloquial. Landed estate; land. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land land971 terre1526 mould?1577 dirt1604 demesnes1628 terra firma1699 1699 G. Farquhar Love & Bottle iii. ii. 36 I have five thousand Acres of as good fighting ground as any in England, good Terrafirma, Sir. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Dipt He has dipt his Terra firma, he has mortgaged his dirty Acres. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Dipt Terra-firma, an Estate in Land. 1728 H. Fielding Love in Several Masques v. vi. 67 Does your Estate lie in terrâ firmâ, or in the Stocks? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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