extraterrestrial

• adj. 地球外的
• n. 天外來客

extra-, 外麵的，超過的。terrestrial, 陸地的，地球的。即地球之外的，外星人。

extraterrestrial (adj.)

also extra-terrestrial, 1812, from extra- + terrestrial. As a noun from 1956.

1. NASA has started a 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

美國航空航天局已經啟動了一個為期10年的尋找外星人的項目。

來自柯林斯例句

2. One theory about the existence of extraterrestrial life rests on the presence of carbon compounds in meteorites.

地球外存在生命的理論是基於隕星上存在碳化合物質這一事實的.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Discovering just one extraterrestrial civilization would have profound significance.

僅僅發現一個地外文明世界就會具有很深的意義.

來自辭典例句

4. Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.

甲烷具有星際意義.

來自辭典例句

5. In going through the earth's atmosphere the light from an extraterrestrial bodies suffers considerable absorption.

從地球以外的所有星體射來的光,在通過地球大氣時,都會遭受很大的吸收.

來自辭典例句