earthly

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a. 地球的, 俗世的, 可能的

发音

US
UK /ˈəːθli/

词形变化

earthlies 复数 earthlies earthlier 比较级 earthlier earthliest earthliest 最高级 more earthly 比较级 most earthly 最高级

别名

Earthly erthly

教材释义与例句

形容词

地球的；尘世的；可能的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That which is of the earth or earthly; a terrestrial being.

  2. 2.

    A slightest chance (of success etc.) or idea (about something).

    英国 非正式

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London You're here, aren't you, if it comes to a bunk but we're there, cut off so to speak, and if anything slips, like what that bloke makes out in his letter, we shan't have half an earthly.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven or the heavens.

    The Garden of Earthly Delights is full of earthly joys alongside grotesqueries, monstrosities, and torture.

  2. 2.

    Made of earth; earthy.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Used in negative contructions for emphasis.

    非正式

    There is no earthly way, I mean no way on earth, that I will ever do that.

adv.
  1. 1.

    in an earthly manner.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

heavenly

近义相关 9

temporal mundane terrestrial earth-like earthbound earthborn sublunar sublunary terrene

参见 5

mortal temporal worldly secular profane

相关短语

earthly branch 地支 earthly branches earthly paradise earthly paradises earthly marriage earthly marriages

词源

From Middle English erthely, erthlich, ierðlich, from Old English eorþlīċ, corresponding to earth + -ly. Cognate with Old Norse jarðligr (“earthly”).

来源：wiktionary