terrestrial
🇬🇧 UK/tә'restriәl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
Definitions
adj.
Of or relating to the Earth or its land; living or growing on land rather than in water or air
地球的;陆地的,陆生的
n.
An inhabitant of the planet Earth
地球上的生物;地球人
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.terrestrial ecosystem陆地生态系统
- 2.terrestrial life陆地生命
- 3.terrestrial habitat陆地栖息地
- 4.terrestrial planet类地行星
Example Sentences
- 1.
Terrestrial plants have developed complex root systems to absorb water from soil.
- 2.
The documentary explores both terrestrial and marine ecosystems in great detail.
- 3.
Scientists are studying how terrestrial life might have first emerged from the oceans.