| 单词 | supernatural |
| 释义 | su·per·natural I. 1. a. < a supernatural divine order which directs history from outside and keeps man in touch with the eternal world through the Church and the sacraments — Times Literary Supplement > < the supernatural character of the soul > b. < among primitive peoples today, the supernatural scene is infinitely variegated — J.B.Noss > < inquired … whether the strangers were supernatural beings, or men of flesh and blood — W.H.Prescott > < attributed to the sun and the moon supernatural powers, made gods of them and worshiped them — College English > c. < to make students conscious of the fact that they are not merely natural men but that they have a supernatural destiny — St. John's University Cat. > < man's supernatural life, the life of the soul above the natural life of the body — M.W.Baldwin > 2. a. < has come up with almost supernatural speed — George Weller > b. < curs and mongrels … endowed with supernatural powers of yelping — Rachel Henning > 3. a. < the supernatural origin of life > especially < possess the gift of second sight, and the power to wreak supernatural vengeance upon those who offend them — Herman Melville > < did not mention the supernatural events … for fear of encouraging skeptical laughter — Robert Graves > b. < something supernatural, a stirring as it were of the roots of the hair — W.B.Yeats > • su·per·naturally • su·per·naturalness II. 1. < the supernatural is in its ultimate essence incomprehensible on our plane of existence — Register > 2. 3. < the object itself (water, tree, or rock) which was worshiped as a supernatural — W.A.L.Elmslie > |
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