English Dictionary

terra firma

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/

名詞

不可算名詞 口語

Continental land, as distinguished from islands. / (colloquial) Land, as opposed to water or air.

日本語の意味

本土や大陸部分としての陸地（島々とは対比される陸地） / （口語で）水や空気に対する、固い陸地

After weeks at sea, the sailors cheered when they finally set foot on terra firma.

何週間もの航海の後、船乗りたちはついに本土に足を踏み入れると歓声を上げた。

意味（1）

Continental land, as distinguished from islands.

意味（2）

(colloquial) Land, as opposed to water or air.

I […] turned the handle softly, pushed – also softly – and, carrying on into the interior, found myself confronted by a girl in housemaid's costume who put a hand to her throat like somebody in a play and leaped several inches in the direction of the ceiling. “Coo!” she said, having returned to terra firma and taken aboard a spot of breath. “You gave me a start, sir!”