preternatural的词源

英文词源

preternatural (adj.)

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].

中文词源

preternatural：超自然的

来自拉丁语praeter,超过，超越，更早，natural,自然的。比喻用法。

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