Selenite

Wiktionary 原文

构词拆解

Selene

词干

‘the Moon’

-ite

后缀

-ite: (sometimes derogatory) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc. · Used to form nouns denoting descendants of a specified historical person, especially a biblical figure.

词源链

古希腊语Ancient Greek约前 1500–前 300 年
σεληνίτης
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英语English
Selenite

词源说明

From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “belonging to”). By surface analysis, Selen(e) (“the Moon”) +‎ -ite.

释义

名词noun

1(science fiction) Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).

形容词adjective

1(science fiction) Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians/Selenites).