paranormal
UK/pærə'nɔːm(ə)l/US/.pærә'nɒ:mәl/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation; supernatural
超自然的，超常的（无法用科学解释的）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpara- (beside, beyond) + normal = 'beside/beyond the normal' — phenomena lying outside what ordinary, normal experience and science can account for: ghosts, telepathy, hauntings.
Root norm still carries 24 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.paranormal activity超自然活动
- 2.paranormal phenomena超自然现象
- 3.paranormal experience超自然经历
- 4.the paranormal超自然事物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The show investigates paranormal activity in old houses.
- 2.
She claims to have had several paranormal experiences.
- 3.
There is no scientific evidence for paranormal powers.