flying saucer
flying saucer — 名詞
1. An object shaped like a flat round dish that people report seeing moving through
飛碟
形似碟子的不明飛行物體
An object shaped like a flat round dish that people report seeing moving through the sky and believe is a vehicle from beyond Earth.
Jisoo told reporters that she saw a flying saucer above the hills near her home.
智秀告訴記者，她在自家附近的山丘上空看到一架飛碟。
The old black-and-white film showed a silver flying saucer landing in a field.
那部老舊的黑白電影裡，有一架銀色飛碟降落在田野上。
flying saucer as object of 'showed' in film context
Darius aimed his phone at the strange light, thinking it was a flying saucer.
Darius 拿手機對著那道奇怪的光線，以為那是飛碟。
During the camping trip, Eliska pointed at a bright object and shouted 'flying saucer!'
露營時，Eliska 指著一個亮點大喊：「飛碟！」
Nobody knew if the disc in the sky was a flying saucer or just a drone.
沒人知道天空中的那道圓形亮光究竟是飛碟還是只是無人機。
- UFO
The standard modern term; broader in meaning since it covers any unidentified object, not just saucer-shaped ones.
- unidentified flying object
The full form of UFO; more formal and scientific in tone.
用法筆記
The term 'flying saucer' is now considered old-fashioned; most modern speakers use 'UFO' (unidentified flying object) instead, though 'flying saucer' remains common in historical accounts and popular culture references.