aerial

1. ADJ You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes. 從空中的 (襲擊等)[ADJ n]

Weeks of aerial bombardment had destroyed factories and motorways. 數周的空襲已經摧燬了各工廠和公路。

Patterns that are invisible on the ground can be the most striking part of an aerial photograph. 在地麪上看不見的圖案可能是空中照片中最爲醒目的部分。

2. N-COUNT An aerial is a device or a piece of wire that sends and receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building. 天線[英國英語]