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