preternatural

a. 超自然的, 异常的

发音

UK /ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/
US /ˌpɹi.tɚˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/
US /ˌprɛdərˈnætʃ(ə)rəl/

词形变化

more preternatural 比较级 most preternatural 最高级

别名

praeternatural præternatural

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.

  2. 2.

    Having an existence outside of the natural world.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

uncanny otherworldly transcendental nonnatural

近义相关 2

extraordinary supernatural

词源

From preter- + natural, after Latin prēternātūrālis/praeternātūrālis, from praeter nātūram, from praeter (“beyond”) + nātūra (“nature”); compare supernatural.

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