ADJ
(用于no earthly reason等短語中表示強調)根本,絕對
Earthly is used for emphasis in phrases such as no earthly reason. If you say that there is no earthly reason why something should happen, you are emphasizing that there is no reason at all why it should happen.
例句
There is no earthly reason why they should ever change...
他們完全沒有必要作出改變。
What earthly reason would they have for lying?...
他們到底為什么要撒謊呢?