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- of, on, or relating to the earth（与）地球（有关）的; 地球上的：
increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems.
增长的紫外线辐射可能会扰乱地球生态系统。
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- denoting television broadcast using equipment situated on the ground rather than by satellite地面转播的：
a fifth terrestrial channel.
第五个地面转播频道。
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- of or on dry land陆地（上）的：
a submarine eruption will be much more explosive than its terrestrial counterpart.
海底火山喷发的爆炸性威力将远大于陆地上的火山喷发。
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- (of an animal) living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial（动物）陆生的; 陆栖的, 生活在土里的。
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- (of a plant) growing on land or in the soil; not aquatic or epiphytic（植物）陆生的, 长在土壤里的。
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- Astronomy (of a planet) similar in size or composition to the earth, especially being one of the four inner planets【天文】（属于）类地行星的。
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- archaic of or relating to the earth as opposed to heaven〈古〉人间的, 尘世的。
- an inhabitant of the earth地球生物; 陆地生物。
派生词
terrestrially
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'temporal， worldly， mundane'）： from Latin terrestris （from terra 'earth'） + -AL.