ets

ets — noun

1. imagined living creatures from another planet, especially in stories, films, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

imagined living creatures from another planet, especially in stories, films, or playful talk about alien life

例句

Mira believed the lights above the desert were ETs from another world.

believe something is ETs

Christopher bought a comic about ETs hiding inside an old shopping mall.

movie or comic about ETs

同義詞
  • alien

    the broad everyday word for a being from another world

  • extraterrestrial

    more formal and more common in science writing or documentaries

  • Martian

    narrower; only fits creatures imagined as coming from Mars

反義詞
  • human

    contrasts with ETs in stories about beings from Earth and other planets

  • earthling

    playful science-fiction opposite from the point of view of creatures on Earth

文法句型

believe in ETs

movie about ETs

ETs from another planet

用法筆記

Often written as ET or ETs and used mainly in science-fiction, tabloid, or playful conversation. In more formal discussion, people are more likely to say extraterrestrial life or alien beings.

常見錯誤

❌I saw one ETs in the film.
✅I saw one ET in the film.
💡ets is the plural form, so use ET when you mean a single creature.