"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" "his uncanny sense of direction"
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature;
"find transcendental motives for sublunary action"
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用作形容词(adj.)
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。
The land around them was perfectly still, glowing with a kind of preternatural light that allowed him to see and sense everything around him.四周的大地是如此完美的寂静，被一种超自然的光芒照耀着，这光芒让他能看见和感觉到周围的一切。
There is a kind of scenery that is the most preternatural and magnificent.实在亦有一种奇绝壮绝的景致。
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。
