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earthling    音标拼音: ['ɚθlɪŋ]
n. 世人,俗人,俗物

世人,俗人,俗物

earthling
n 1: an inhabitant of the earth [synonym: {tellurian}, {earthling},
{earthman}, {worldling}]

Earthling \Earth"ling\, n. [Earth -ling.]
An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal.
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Earthlings oft her deemed a deity. --Drummond.
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