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."
中文解释
1、astro- + naut-.
实用例句
1. The astronaut was welcomed with joyous , resounding acclaim.
人们欢声雷动地迎接那位宇航员.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The rocket boosts the astronaut into space.
这火箭能把宇航员送入太空.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Astronaut Pierre Thuot tried to latch the 15-foot robotic arm onto the satellite.
宇航员皮埃尔·索特想要把这个长15英尺的机械手安到人造卫星上。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The fifth objective, was astronaut training, mainly a useful byproduct of the program.
计划的第五个目标是训练宇航员, 这主要还是一个有用的附带结果.
来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
5. Neil Armstrong is the first astronaut to walk on the moon.