supernatural

英 [,suːpə'nætʃ(ə)r(ə)l; ,sjuː-] 美 [,supɚ'nætʃrəl]
  • adj. 超自然的；神奇的，不可思议的
  • n. 超自然现象；不可思议的事
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中文词源

supernatural 超自然的

super-,超过，nature,自然。

英文词源

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."

双语例句

1. He writes short stories with a touch of the supernatural.
他写的短篇小说带有灵异色彩。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a belief in the supernatural
对超自然力量的相信

来自《权威词典》

3. UFOs are often explained as supernatural.
不明飞行物常常被解释为超自然现象.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. I don't believe in the supernatural.
我不相信超自然现象.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.
幽灵和恶鬼都是超自然的.

来自《简明英汉词典》