supernatural
UK/,suːpə'nætʃ(ə)r(ə)l/US/.sju:pә'nætʃәrәl/
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Definitions
adj.
Beyond the laws of nature; caused by forces science cannot explain.
超自然的；超出自然规律、科学无法解释的。
n.
(the supernatural) Events or beings beyond the natural world.
（the supernatural）超自然现象或存在。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsuper-above, beyond
+
naturalborn, birth
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connector
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super- (above, beyond) + natural = "above nature." If nature is the world running by its own laws, the supernatural is whatever sits above or outside those laws — ghosts, magic, miracles.
Common Collocations
- 1.supernatural powers超自然力量
- 2.supernatural beings超自然存在
- 3.supernatural forces超自然力量
- 4.the supernatural超自然现象
- 5.supernatural phenomena超自然现象
Example Sentences
- 1.
The novel is full of supernatural events and haunted houses.
- 2.
He claimed to have supernatural powers, but no one believed him.
- 3.
She has always been fascinated by the supernatural.