interplanetary

/ˌɪntəˈplænɪtri/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪntɚplˈænətˌɛri] /ˌɪntərˈplænəteri/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɪntɚplˈænətˌɛri] /ˌin-tər-ˈpla-nə-ˌter-ē How to pronounce interplanetary (audio)/ (ame, mw)

interplanetary — adjective

  • interplanetarypositive
  • more interplanetarycomparative
  • most interplanetarysuperlative

1. moving, sent, or happening from one planet to another instead of staying around

1.形容詞C2
釋義

moving, sent, or happening from one planet to another instead of staying around just one world.

例句

Engineers tested an interplanetary probe before its long trip to Jupiter.

collocation: interplanetary probe

A radio delay slowed interplanetary communication between Earth and the Mars crew.

collocation: interplanetary communication

同義詞
  • planetary

    describes a planet itself or things related to planets, not movement between them

  • interstellar

    describes travel or space between stars, so it covers a larger scale

  • space

    much broader; it is not limited to movement from one planet to another

文法句型

interplanetary + noun

interplanetary mission / travel / communication

用法筆記

Usually comes before nouns such as 'mission', 'probe', 'travel', and 'communication'. Use 'planetary' for something related to a planet itself, but 'interplanetary' for movement or contact from one planet to another.

常見錯誤

❌They planned a planetary flight to Mars.
✅They planned an interplanetary flight to Mars.
💡'planetary' describes a planet or things connected with it, while 'interplanetary' describes travel between planets.
❌The rover sent an interstellar message back to Earth.
✅The rover sent an interplanetary message back to Earth.
💡'interstellar' means between stars, not between planets.