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单词 otherworldly
释义
otherworldly
adjective
uk
/ˌʌð.əˈwɜːld.li/us
/ˌʌð.ɚˈwɝːld.li/
morecloselyconnectedtospiritualthings than to theordinarythings oflife:
超凡脱俗的，超脱尘世的
Thechildrenin thepicturelookdelicateand otherworldly, as though they had neverrunorplayed.照片上的孩子们看起来娇嫩纤弱、超凡脱俗，似乎从不乱跑乱叫。
Synonyms
preternaturalformal
transcendentalformal
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(Definition ofotherworldlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofotherworldly

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How were scholars to live in the world while retaining anotherworldlyimage?
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Therefore, it endows wine with the sameotherworldly, spiritual characteristics ordinarily associated with virtue.
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A common denominator among these artists, however, is the use of advanced studio recording technology to represent suchotherworldlythemes.
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And even if no longer acoustically deadened, they can still be deprived of theirotherworldlydimension.
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However, even the most credulous sitter balked at the notion of anotherworldlyvisitor wearing stays.
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In such a radically equalized world, the only rewarding orientation would be anotherworldlyone.
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In the first place, even disregarding the occasionalotherworldlyascetic who thinks that all 30.
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Much of the early comedy in the film revolves around the strained relationship between the coarse, down-to-earth father and the effete andotherworldlyson.
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The sounds move between natural and electronically manipulatedotherworldlycolours and the water is transformed into the fires of 1922.
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In any case, it is usually added, there is no assurance of success in an examination without the all-importantotherworldlybacking. 14.
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Nomi constructed his image with the help of a space suit, heavy make-up, trademark three-pointed hairdo, and anotherworldlyoperatic falsetto.
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Renaissance world, ruled by a magus whose servants include two extremely 'otherworldly' beings.
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And this perhaps points to a prime characteristic of the imaginative strategies adopted by these writers in their responses to the new suburbia, counterposing the mundane with theotherworldly.
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Music normally reserved for ecclesiastical pronouncements andotherworldlyvoices interrupts the ordinary 'speech' of semplice.
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Not surprisingly, leaders of indigenous independent churches invariably trumpeted a more thoroughotherworldlysalvation that would bring an end once for all to the sufferings, deprivations, and despair on earth.
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