English Dictionary

preternatural

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/

形容詞

古風

Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange. / (dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.

日本語の意味

自然本来の範疇を超えた、または自然の法則に従わない状態、すなわち奇妙で常軌を逸した様子 / （古語的な用法）自然界の一部ではない、または自然界を超越する存在である状態

The scientist described the patient's preternatural calm during the crisis as both unsettling and instructive.

科学者は、危機の際に患者が見せた常軌を逸した落ち着きを、不気味であると同時に示唆に富むものだと述べた。

意味（1）

Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.

I have employed cold air, and very often spongings with cold water, in order to moderate the preternatural heat of the skin, and to check the increased velocity of the circulation.

意味（2）

(dated) Having an existence outside of the natural world.

Macbeth is like a record of a preternatural and tragical event.

more preternatural （ comparative ）

most preternatural （ superlative ）