meteorite

meteorite

英 ['miːtɪəraɪt]
　　美 ['mitɪəraɪt]

n. 隕星；流星

中文詞源：

meteorite 隕石

來自meteor,流星，-ite,相關的。用於指隕石。

例句：

1. A meteorite streaked across the sky.
一顆流星劃過天空。

2. He discovered an unusual meteorite.
他發現瞭一塊奇異的隕石.

3. The blast may have vaporised the meteorite.
爆炸可能使隕石氣化瞭。

4. It must be a meteorite.
它肯定是一塊隕石.

5. There is only one person in all recorded history who has been killed by a meteorite?
據歷史的記載總共隻有一個人被隕星砸死.