terraform

将(行星)地球化(以适合人类居住)

发音

其它 /ˈtɛɹəfɔː(ɹ)m/

词形变化

terraformed terraforming terraforms 三单 terraforms terraforming 现在分词 terraformed 过去式 terraformed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.

    及物 媒体

词源

From Terra (“planet Earth”) + -form (“having the form of”). Coined by American science fiction author Jack Williamson in 1942 as part of his novella Collision Orbit.

来源:wiktionary