the Flat Earth Society
/ðə ˌflæt ˈɜːθ səsaɪəti/
/ðə ˌflæt ˈɜːrθ səsaɪəti/
- an organization whose members claim that the earth is flat, and refuse to believe in modern science. The society was established in America and has branches in Britain. Its members are called flat-earthers, and the expression is sometimes used to describe people who refuse to believe something that is clearly true.
扁平地球协会：一个组织，其成员声称地球是扁平的，并且拒绝相信现代科学。该协会在美国成立，并在英国设有分支机构。它的成员被称为“平地动物”，有时用该表述来描述拒绝相信明显正确的事物的人。