interplanetary

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

interplanetary — 形容詞

  • 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

行星際的

在不同星球之間進行或存在

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.

工程師在前往木星的長途旅程前測試了一艘行星際探測器。

collocation: interplanetary probe

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

無線電延遲讓地球與火星船員之間的行星際通訊變慢。

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.