earthly
/ˈɜːθlɪ/adjective
1
- of or relating to the earth or human life on the earth（与）地球（有关）的, （与）地球上人类生活（有关）的：
water is liquid at normal earthly temperatures.
水在正常的地球温度下是液态的。
1.1
- of or relating to humankind's material existence as distinct from a spiritual or heavenly one（与）尘世（有关）的, （与）世俗（有关）的（与精神的或天国的相对）：
all earthly happiness is but vanity.
尘世间的所有快乐只不过是一种虚荣。
2
- with negative informal used for emphasis〈非正式〉［与否定词连用, 表示强调］可能的：
there was no earthly reason why she should not come too.
她毫无理由不来。
短语
not stand（或have）an earthly
- Brit. informal have no chance at all〈英, 非正式〉根本没有机会, 毫无希望：
she wouldn't stand an earthly if she tried to outrun him.
她想要超过他是不可能的。
派生词