earthbound

形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈɝθbaʊnd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
    — "Music, Smiley, music! Now the vibrations should be better." "The higher spirits cannot reach earth-bound folk," said Mailey.
  2. Heading towards Earth.
  3. Unimaginative or mundane. figuratively

词形变化

more earthbound comparative most earthbound superlative Earthbound alternative earth-bound alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonearthbound

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der.
Proto-Germanic *erþō
Proto-West Germanic *erþu
Old English eorþe
Middle English erthe
English earth
English -bound
English earthbound
From earth + -bound.
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