preternatural
🇬🇧 UK/.pri:tә'nætʃәrәl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary or seemingly supernatural.
超自然的,异乎寻常的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.preternatural calm异乎寻常的冷静
- 2.preternatural ability超乎寻常的能力
- 3.preternatural silence诡异的寂静
- 4.[preternatural gift]超凡的天赋
Example Sentences
- 1.
The child displayed a preternatural ability to solve complex mathematical problems.
- 2.
There was a preternatural silence in the forest just before the storm broke.
- 3.
Her preternatural calm during the crisis impressed everyone in the room.