coined 1929 in science fiction, popularized from 1961 by U.S. space program, from astro- + nautes "sailor" (see naval). French astronautique (adj.) had been coined 1927 by "J.H. Rosny," pen name of Belgian-born science fiction writer Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (1856-1940) on model of aéronautique, and Astronaut was used in 1880 as the name of a fictional spaceship by English writer Percy Greg (1836-1889) in "Across the Zodiac."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The astronaut was welcomed with joyous , resounding acclaim.
人們歡聲雷動(dòng)地迎接那位宇航員.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The rocket boosts the astronaut into space.
這火箭能把宇航員送入太空.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. Astronaut Pierre Thuot tried to latch the 15-foot robotic arm onto the satellite.