1570s, from Medieval Latin preternaturalis (mid-13c.), from Latin phrase praeter naturam (praeterque fatum) "beyond nature (and beyond fate)," from praeter "beyond" (see preterite) + accusative of natura "nature" (see natural). "Preternatural is used especially to note that which might have been a work of nature, but is not" [Century Dictionary].
实用例句
1. Below his preternatural affability there is some acid and steel.
在他异常和蔼可亲的表情之下,有着尖刻和钢铁般的坚毅.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Their parents had an almost preternatural ability to understand what was going on in their children's minds.
他们的父母有着一种近乎神奇的能力，能够洞悉他们的孩子脑子里在想些什么。
来自辞典例句
3. The suddenness of storms in that climate is something almost preternatural.
在那地带,突起的风暴几乎是件不可思议的事.
来自辞典例句
4. In Pearl's young beauty, as in the wrinkled witch, it has a preternatural effect.
在年幼、美丽的珠儿身上, 和那满脸皱纹的老妖婆一样, 准有一种超自然的力量.
来自英汉文学 - 红字
5. I'm a spirit with preternatural flesh . Detached. Unchangeable . Empty.
