terra firma

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/    美 /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Continental land, as distinguished from islands. uncountable
    — Near-synonym: mainland
  2. Land, as opposed to water or air. colloquial,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: dry land, solid ground
  3. Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns. idiomatic,uncountable
    — Near-synonym: solid ground

词源

Etymology tree
Latin terra firmalbor.
English terra firma
Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”).
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