| 正面 | 8762.supernatural 英 [,suːpə'nætʃ(ə)r(ə)l; ,sjuː-]美 [,supɚ'nætʃrəl] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. altern- + -ate.2. => one after the other, by turns.3. Alternate means "by turns;" alternative means "offering a choice." Both imply two kinds or things.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 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。 supernatural 超自然的super-,超过,nature,自然。 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."" |
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