terra firma

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌter.ə ˈfɜː.mə]
• 美式音标 [ˌter.ə ˈfɝː.mə]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• 陆地；大地

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• It is a wake-up call to Terra Firma, " McGuire said.
  它还会唤醒整个大地，”麦克圭尔说。
• However, over the years reptiles, birds and mammals lost their electrosense as it wasn’t needed for life on terra firma.
  但是，由于在陆地上不需要这样的电子磁场探测系统，爬行类动物，鸟类和哺乳动物都渐渐失去了这一功能。
• The scuttlebutt now is that Warner will try to buy EMI from Citigroup, which seized it earlier this year from Terra Firma, another private-equity firm.
  现在的流言是华纳试图从这个早年在陆地上建立起的独立资本集团花旗手中买下EMI。

权威例句

• Getting off terra firma, similar technologies are also being deployed to help sailors navigate rough waters.
  FORBES: Big Sports: Powered By Big Data
• Believe me, I would much prefer to do my civic duty and try to heat up terra firma.
  FORBES: Digital Rules
• This data is then transmitted by satellite to reception stations on terra firma and used for numeric modelling for climate forecasting.
  UNESCO: One year after setting sail, it’s ‘mission accomplished’ for the Lady Amber!

词组短语

短语

• terra a firma 陆地
• TERRA FIRMA ENGINEERING LIMITED 公司名称
• Terra Firma Capital 英国泰丰资本
• terra firma Guest House 大地宾馆
• ELEMENTAL HERO TERRA FIRMA 元素英雄

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• dry land, when compared with the sea or air

柯林斯英英字典

• If you describe the ground as terra firma, you mean that it feels safe in contrast to being in the air or at sea.

专业释义

地球科学

• 陆地