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• Venutian

語源

From Venus +‎ -ian.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /vɪˈnjuː.ziən/, /vɪˈnjuː.si.ən/
• (General American) IPA: /vəˈnuʒən/, /vəˈnuʃən/
• 韻: -uːʒən, -uːʃən

名詞

Venusian (plural Venusians)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Venus.
   • 1953 May, Eando Binder, “Interplanetary Tenements”, in Captain Marvel Adventures‎, volume 24, number 144, inside front cover:

     The Venusians, unlike other planetary races, were almost like Earthpeople. There was only one notable difference—they had feathers on their heads instead of hair.

同意語

• Venerian, Cytherean

形容詞

Venusian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the planet Venus.

   the Venusian landscape

   • 1982 March 2, John Noble Wilford, “FIFTH SOVIET CRAFT LANDS ON VENUS AND IS FIRST TO SAMPLE PLANET'S SOIL”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 24, 2015, Science‎:

     The robot craft, the fifth from the Soviet Union to land on Venus, is a module detached from Venera 13. It plunged through the dense, baking-hot carbon dioxide atmosphere and touched down in the foothills of a mountainous region known as Phoebe, just south of the Venusian equator and also below the active volcanic region of Beta. An identical lander, from Venera 14, is expected to reach Venus Friday and probably put down on the plains east of the Phoebe landing site.

   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban:

     Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.

2. Of or relating to inhabitants of Venus.

   a Venusian invasion

3. Pertaining to the Roman goddess Venus.

   Near-synonym: Aphrodisian

同意語

• Venerian

等位語

固有名詞

Venusian

1. (science fiction) A hypothetical language spoken on Venus.

参考

• Jovian
• Martian
• Terran