1640s, from cosmo- + -ic. Originally "of this world" (which was the sense of Greek kosmikos); meaning "of the universe" is from 1846. Cosmical is attested from 1580s.
权威例句
1. NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天,对宇宙射线进行研究。
2. Do you believe in a cosmic plan?
你相信冥冥中的安排吗?
3. His "cosmic vision" is to blend Christianity with "the wisdom of all world religions".
他的“远大设想”就是将基督教和“全世界所有宗教的智慧”融为一体。
4. They also contain a lot of cosmic crud, mostly in the form of dust-sized grains.
它们也含有一些宇宙杂质,大多是灰尘大小的颗粒。
5. It's as if they were in some sense cosmic beings.