otherworldly

/ˌʌð.əˈwɜːld.li/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌð.ɚˈwɝːld.li/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌə-t͟hər-ˈwərl(d)-lē/ (ame, mw)

otherworldly — adjective

  • otherworldlypositive
  • more otherworldlycomparative
  • most otherworldlysuperlative

1. feeling or looking as if it belongs to a different reality — strange in a dreamy

1.形容詞C2
釋義

feeling or looking as if it belongs to a different reality — strange in a dreamy, magical, or spiritual way that does not seem part of normal life.

例句

The pale blue light over the lake at dawn gave the valley an otherworldly feel.

attributive: an otherworldly [noun]

Ilan said the singer's voice on the slow songs sounded otherworldly, almost like a ghost calling from far away.

predicative: sound / look otherworldly

同義詞
  • ethereal

    more poetic; emphasises lightness and delicate beauty

  • unearthly

    darker and stranger; often suggests something frightening or supernatural

  • supernatural

    stronger claim — implies actual existence beyond nature, not just the feeling

  • surreal

    stresses dreamlike strangeness; does not need a spiritual flavour

反義詞
  • earthly

    belonging to ordinary daily life

  • mundane

    dull and everyday, with no magic

用法筆記

Subject is usually a place, sound, light, or appearance — rarely an action. Common attributive collocations: otherworldly beauty / calm / silence / glow / landscape. Predicative use often pairs with sensory verbs (look, sound, feel, seem).

常見錯誤

❌Femi otherworldly walked through the forest.
✅Femi walked through the forest, which felt otherworldly.
💡otherworldly describes a noun or follows a linking verb; it is not an adverb modifying an action.