spacefaring
spacefaring — 名詞
1. the activity of traveling and operating vehicles beyond Earth's atmosphere, incl
太空航行
在地球大氣層外旅行的活動
the activity of traveling and operating vehicles beyond Earth's atmosphere, including exploration, research, and commercial spaceflight.
Meilin dreamed of becoming an astronaut ever since studying spacefaring in school.
Meilin 自從在學校學到太空航行，就一直夢想成為太空人。
uncountable noun as object of 'studying'
Advances in spacefaring have led to better satellite navigation systems on Earth.
太空航行的進步為地球帶來了更優良的衛星導航系統。
prepositional phrase: advances in spacefaring
The museum's new exhibition shows how spacefaring has changed since the 1960s.
博物館的新展覽展示了太空航行自 1960 年代以來的變化。
Private investment in spacefaring is growing rapidly around the world.
全球對太空航行的民間投資正在快速成長。
Spacefaring requires solving difficult problems like keeping astronauts alive far from home.
太空航行需要解決困難的問題，例如讓太空人在遠離家園的地方存活。
- space travel
broader, everyday term — the most common alternative
- spaceflight
more specific to the act of flying through space
- astronautics
formal, technical term for the science of space travel
- space exploration
emphasizes discovery and scientific purpose
文法句型
spacefaring as subject or object
用法筆記
Uncountable noun. In everyday conversation, 'space travel' or 'spaceflight' is far more common. 'Spacefaring' belongs to more formal or technical registers.
常見錯誤
spacefaring — 形容詞
- spacefaringpositive
- more spacefaringcomparative
- most spacefaringsuperlative
1. describes a country, organization, or civilization that has developed vehicles a
航太的
具備太空航行能力的
describes a country, organization, or civilization that has developed vehicles and technology able to operate beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Japan became a spacefaring nation in 1970 when it launched its first satellite.
日本在 1970 年發射第一顆衛星，從此成為航太國家。
modifier for 'nation'
The young aerospace startup joined the ranks of spacefaring companies last year.
這家年輕的航太新創公司去年加入了航太企業的行列。
Only a handful of spacefaring countries can send astronauts beyond low Earth orbit.
只有少數幾個航太國家有能力將太空人送到低地球軌道之外。
Scientists from non-spacefaring nations still contribute to space research through partnerships.
來自非航太國家的科學家仍可透過合作參與太空研究。
Building a spacefaring fleet takes years of testing and billions in funding.
打造一支航太空艦需要多年的測試和數十億美元的資金。
- space-going
less common; used for vessels and nations
- space-capable
more literal, less established as a standard term
- non-spacefaring
direct antonym using prefix
文法句型
spacefaring + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — placed before the noun it modifies. Typically describes nations, agencies, companies, or civilizations. Does not describe individual people ('a spacefaring astronaut' is unidiomatic).