earthly
美音:
['ə:θlı]
英音:
['ə:θlı]
牛津简明英汉词典
adj.现世的,可能的,地球的,俗世的,
难易程度:
earthly为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:earthliness
词根
-ly 加上名词作形容词,若加上形容词则为副词
详细用法
近义词, 同义词
相关词
1. No earthly sovereign can do what he pleases.
世间没有一个君主能随心所欲地行事。
earthly
牛津现代英汉双解词典
/'ɜ:θlɪ; `ɝθlɪ/
adj
1 of this world; not spiritual 现世的; 尘世的
*earthly joys, possessions 尘世的享乐、财产.
2 (infml 口) (usu with a negative 通常与否定式连用) possible; conceivable 可能的; 可想像的
*You've no earthly hope of winning. 你根本没有获胜的希望.
3 (idm 习语) no earthly use (infml 口) totally useless 完全无用的. not have an `earthly (Brit infml 口) not have the slightest chance or hope or idea 没有丝毫机会或希望或概念
*`Why isn't it working?' `I haven't an earthly (ie I don't know at all.)' `这怎么不灵呢?'`我一点儿都不知道.'
earthly
朗文当代英英词典(第4版)
adj
no earthly reason/use etc
no reason, use etc at all
I see no earthly reason why he shouldn't come.
[only before noun] literary
connected with life on Earth rather than in heaven
our earthly pleasures
an earthly paradise