preternatural

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/    美 /ˌpɹi.tɚˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/|/ˌprɛdərˈnætʃ(ə)rəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.
    — I have employed cold air, and very often spongings with cold water, in order to moderate the preternatural heat of the skin, and to check the increased velocity of the circulation.
  2. Having an existence outside of the natural world. dated
    — Macbeth is like a record of a preternatural and tragical event.

词形变化

more preternatural comparative most preternatural superlative praeternatural alternative præternatural alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
supernatural uncanny
衍生词
preternaturalism preternaturalist preternaturality preternaturally preternaturalness unpreternatural
相关词
preterite pretermit pretermission abnormal extraordinary unusual

词源

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