preternatural

英[ˌpriːtə'nætʃrəl] 美[ˌpriːtər'nætʃrəl]
  • adj. 异常的;超自然的;不可思议的
GRE
Adjective:
  1. surpassing the ordinary or normal;

    "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"
    "his uncanny sense of direction"

  2. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature;

    "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"

1. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Their parents had an almost preternatural ability to understand what was going on in their children's minds.
他们的父母有着一种近乎神奇的能力,能够洞悉他们的孩子脑子里在想些什么。

来自辞典例句

3. 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.

来自辞典例句

4. In Pearl's young beauty, as in the wrinkled witch, it has a preternatural effect.
在年幼、美丽的珠儿身上, 和那满脸皱纹的老妖婆一样, 准有一种超自然的力量.

来自英汉文学 - 红字

5. I'm a spirit with preternatural flesh . Detached. Unchangeable . Empty.
我是一具没有灵魂的躯壳,孤立,不变,空虚.

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. 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。

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