preternatural

Word family nounpreternaturalismpreternaturalnessadverbpreternaturallyadjectivepreternatural

pre·ter·nat·u·ral /ˌpriːtəˈnætʃərəl◂ $ -tər-/ adjectiveadj formal

1 UNUSUALbeyond what is usual or normal 超乎寻常的，异常的

He felt possessed of a preternatural strength and fearlessness.

他感到自己拥有异乎寻常的力量和勇气。

2 MYSTERIOUSstrange, mysterious, and unnatural 奇特的；神秘的；超自然的

the preternatural green light

神秘的绿光

—preternaturally adverbadv

The town was preternaturally quiet.

小镇异常安静。

Examples from the Corpus

preternatural• The story emphasizes the heroine's preternatural beauty.• It loomed over him chuckling with preternatural malice.• As she sat there, she experienced a sense of what seemed to be preternatural power.• But I was one now, fused for a preternatural purpose.• Autumn was here, on the heels of a mutilated summer, and it had arrived with preternatural speed.• a preternatural spirit

Origin preternatural

(1500-1600) Medieval Latin praeternaturalis, from Latin praeter naturam “beyond nature”

单词	preternatural
释义	preternatural Word family nounpreternaturalismpreternaturalnessadverbpreternaturallyadjectivepreternatural pre·ter·nat·u·ral /ˌpriːtəˈnætʃərəl◂ $ -tər-/ adjectiveadj formal 1 UNUSUALbeyond what is usual or normal 超乎寻常的，异常的 He felt possessed of a preternatural strength and fearlessness. 他感到自己拥有异乎寻常的力量和勇气。 2 MYSTERIOUSstrange, mysterious, and unnatural 奇特的；神秘的；超自然的 the preternatural green light 神秘的绿光 —preternaturally adverbadv The town was preternaturally quiet. 小镇异常安静。 Examples from the Corpus preternatural• The story emphasizes the heroine's preternatural beauty.• It loomed over him chuckling with preternatural malice.• As she sat there, she experienced a sense of what seemed to be preternatural power.• But I was one now, fused for a preternatural purpose.• Autumn was here, on the heels of a mutilated summer, and it had arrived with preternatural speed.• a preternatural spirit Origin preternatural (1500-1600) Medieval Latin praeternaturalis, from Latin praeter naturam “beyond nature”
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