terra firma

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

terra firma BrE [ˌterə ˈfɜːmə] NAmE [ˈfɜːrmə] noun uncountable (from Latin, usually humorous)
safe dry land, as contrasted with water or air
Syn: ↑dry land
•After two days at sea, it was good to be back on terra firma again.

Word Origin:
[terra firma] early 17th cent. (denoting the territories on the Italian mainland which were subject to the state of Venice): from Latin, literally firm land.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground