supernatural
英 [,su?p?'n?t?(?)r(?)l; ,sju?-]
美 [,sup?'n?t?r?l]
- adj. 超自然的；神奇的，不可思議的
- n. 超自然現(xiàn)象；不可思議的事
中文詞源
supernatural 超自然的super-,超過，nature,自然。
英文詞源
- supernatural (adj.)
- early 15c. "of or given by God," from Medieval Latin supernaturalis "above or beyond nature, divine," from Latin super "above" (see super-) + natura "nature" (see nature (n.)). Originally with more of a religious sense, "of or given by God, divine; heavenly;" association with ghosts, etc., has predominated since 19c. Related: Supernaturalism.
That is supernatural, whatever it be, that is either not in the chain of natural cause and effect, or which acts on the chain of cause and effect, in nature, from without the chain. [Horace Bushnell, "Nature and the Supernatural," 1858]
- supernatural (n.)
- 1729, "a supernatural being," from supernatural (adj.). From 1830 as "that which is above or beyond the established course of nature."
雙語例句
- 1. He writes short stories with a touch of the supernatural.
- 他寫的短篇小說帶有靈異色彩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a belief in the supernatural
- 對超自然力量的相信
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. UFOs are often explained as supernatural.
- 不明飛行物常常被解釋為超自然現(xiàn)象.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I don't believe in the supernatural.
- 我不相信超自然現(xiàn)象.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.
- 幽靈和惡鬼都是超自然的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》