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meteoric (adj.)
[meteoric 词源字典]
1812, "pertaining to meteors;" earlier "dependent on atmospheric conditions" (1789), from
meteor
+
-ic
. Figurative sense of "transiently brilliant" is from 1836.
[meteoric etymology, meteoric origin, 英语词源]