extra-terrestrialとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• extra-terrestrial

語源

From extra- +‎ terrestrial.

発音

• IPA: /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/
• ハイフネーション: ex‧tra‧ter‧res‧tri‧al

形容詞

extraterrestrial (comparative more extraterrestrial, superlative most extraterrestrial)

1. Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
   • 1989 October 11, Esther B. Fein, “U.F.O. Landing Is Fact, Not Fantasy, the Russians Insist”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 October 2012, Section A, page 6‎:

     Residents of the city of Voronezh insisted today that lanky, three-eyed extraterrestrial creatures had indeed landed in a local park and gone for a stroll and that a seemingly fantastic report about the event carried Monday by the official press agency Tass was absolutely true.

派生語

名詞

extraterrestrial (plural extraterrestrials)

1. A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:extraterrestrial

   • 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     Smith returns in Men In Black 3 as a veteran agent of a secret organization dedicated to policing the earth’s many extraterrestrials.

関連する語

• ET

参考

• alien
• angel
• celestial
• spirit
• star visitor
• time traveler
• little green man