ballistic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to ballistics. not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift. comparable
    — Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100.
  3. Very angry. comparable,slang
    — When he heard him lie about it, he went ballistic.

词形变化

more ballistic comparative most ballistic superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der.
Latin ballista
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English ballistic
From Latin ballista (“a military siege engine for throwing stones”) + -ic.
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