earthly
gb/ˈɚθli/ us/ˈɚθli/
B2
انگلیسی
~ 3800
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
B2
property
1
Relating to the physical world
About the world we live in and human life, not about heaven or the spirit.
الگوی کاربرد:
[something] is earthly
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'earthly' with 'earthlike', but 'earthly' usually refers to the human, physical world, not resemblance to the planet.
هممعنیها
worldly (Often implies focus on material or practical matters rather than spiritual ones.)
متضادها
heavenly (Refers to things related to heaven or the spiritual realm, opposite of physical or worldly.)
ترکیبهای رایج
earthly pleasures
|earthly possessions
|earthly concerns
|earthly life
موضوعها
philosophy
|religion
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She gave up all earthly possessions to join the monastery.
- The novel explores both earthly struggles and spiritual questions.
- His earthly duties kept him from traveling abroad.
- They spoke of earthly pleasures like food and music.
- Earthly concerns seemed trivial after the accident.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- We all have earthly needs like food and water.
- He left his job to forget earthly problems.
- They talked about earthly life and death.
- Money is an earthly thing.
- Earthly goods are not the most important.
adjective
C1
property
2
Possible in real life
Used to mean 'possible' in real life, often in questions or when surprised.
الگوی کاربرد:
any/no earthly [noun]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may overuse this sense in formal writing; it is more common in speech or informal contexts.
هممعنیها
possible (A general term for something that can happen; 'earthly' adds emphasis.)
متضادها
impossible (Means something cannot happen or exist.)
ترکیبهای رایج
no earthly reason
|any earthly chance
موضوعها
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- I can't think of any earthly reason why she would lie.
- There was no earthly chance of them finishing on time.
- What earthly good will this do?
- He had no earthly idea what she meant.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- I have no earthly idea why he is late.
- There is no earthly way we can finish today.
- What earthly good will it do?
- There is no earthly reason to be angry.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
earthly
IPA
GB/ˈɚθli/
US/ˈɚθli/
هجاها و تکیه
earthly (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (earthly)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: earthly
خانوادهٔ واژه
Core family
Related words
earthen
adjective
earthiness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unearthly
adjective
Advanced or less common
earthling
noun
عبارتها
earthly possessions
1/ˈɚθli pəzˈɛʃənz/
fixed phrase
Material belongings in life
All the things a person owns in this life.
نمونهها
- He sold all his earthly possessions before moving abroad.
- Her earthly possessions were few but precious.
no earthly idea
1/nˈoʊ ˈɚθli aɪdˈiə/
fixed phrase
informal
No knowledge at all
Used to say you do not know something at all.
نمونهها
- I have no earthly idea what you're talking about.
- She had no earthly idea where he had gone.
no earthly reason
1/nˈoʊ ˈɚθli ɹˈizən/
fixed phrase
No possible justification exists
There is no possible reason for something.
نمونهها
- There is no earthly reason for you to be upset about this.
- I can see no earthly reason why we should refuse.