英语词汇“preternatural”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	preternatural
释义	pre·ter·nat·u·ral \\|prēd.ə(r)\|nach(ə)rəl, -ētə(r)-\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin praeternaturalis, from Latin praeter naturam beyond nature (from praeter past, by, beyond + naturam, accusative of natura nature) + -alis -al 1. : existing outside of nature : nonnatural; sometimes : supernatural < thoughts, beliefs, and rituals of mankind … preternatural origins for these aspects of human activity were still widely postulated — H.J.Fleure > 2. : exceeding in degree or intensity what is natural or regular in nature : abnormal, exceptional < wits trained to preternatural acuteness by the debates of the law courts and the assembly — G.L.Dickinson > < composed her features into an appearance of preternatural pleasantness — J.C.Snaith > 3. : lying beyond or outside ordinary experience : inexplicable by ordinary means < preternatural phenomena, among which the alleged psychic phenomena are perhaps the most spectacular — Herbert Spiegelberg > < notions that preternatural powers and human action were inextricably linked — W.V.O'Connor > • pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly \-rəlē, -li\ adverb • pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness noun
随便看	exploitatively exploitatory exploitee exploiter exploitive exploration explorational explorative exploratively exploratory explore explorer explorer explorer tent exploring exploring coil exploringly explosibility explosible explosimeter explosion explosion explosion gun explosion shot explosive

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