单词:preternatural
音标:[.pri:tә'nætʃәrәl] ;
a. 超自然的, 异常的
s. surpassing the ordinary or normal
词型变化:名词复数形式 : preternaturals
考试类型:[GRE]
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
preternatural的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel.在他异常和蔼可亲的表情之下,有着尖刻和钢铁般的坚毅。
- The land around them was perfectly still, glowing with a kind of preternatural light that allowed him to see and sense everything around him.四周的大地是如此完美的寂静,被一种超自然的光芒照耀着,这光芒让他能看见和感觉到周围的一切。
- There is a kind of scenery that is the most preternatural and magnificent.实在亦有一种奇绝壮绝的景致。
- The suddenness of storms in that climate is something almost preternatural在那地带,突起的风暴几乎是件不可思议的事。
经典引文
The clue to what makes him special resides in this preternatural ability to be aware.
出自:A. N. Wilson
【近义词】
- amazing令人惊异的
- uncanny神秘的
- otherworldly超脱尘世的
- supernatural超自然的
- paranormal超过正常的
- unnatural不自然的
- occult不可思议的
- unearthly怪异的
- weird离奇的
- bizarre奇异的
- nonnatural违背自然的
- transcendental超凡的