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单词 terran
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Terranadj.n.

/ˈtɛrən/
Etymology: < Latin terra earth + -an suffix.
Science Fiction.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the planet Earth or its inhabitants.
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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [adjective]
earthya1398
subcelestial1561
terrestrial1597
sublunary1609
beneatha1616
terrene1635
subsidereal1636
under-celestial1640
subsolar1648
subsolary1661
planetary1831
earthside1951
Terran1953
1881 W. D. Hay Three Hundred Years Hence xi. 267 I am speaking of the Terrane Exodus and the Cities of the Sea.]
1953 Cosmos Sci. Fiction & Fantasy Mag. Nov. 83 A chant rose to assail his ears, and the steady beat of a drum thundered in the Terran night.
1960 K. Amis New Maps of Hell (1961) ii. 63 Any Martian survey team would be well advised to read a sample of the stuff before reporting on Terran civilisation.
B. n.
An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > of earth
terranean1913
Terran1953
1953 Cosmos Sci. Fiction & Fantasy Mag. Nov. 78 They set about the tremendous task of educating Martians and Terrans.
1962 E. F. Russell Great Explosion i. 13 We shall face them and defeat them as Terrans always have done.
1969 New Scientist 23 Jan. 191/3 Like our planet, we Terrans tend to be fat and slow or thin and quick.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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