otherworldly
otherworldly — 形容詞
- otherworldlypositive
- more otherworldlycomparative
- most otherworldlysuperlative
1. feeling or looking as if it belongs to a different reality — strange in a dreamy
超脫塵世的
彷彿來自另一個世界的奇幻或靈性氛圍
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.
The pale blue light over the lake at dawn gave the valley an otherworldly feel.
黎明時湖面上那片淡藍色的光，讓整座山谷有種超脫塵世的氛圍。
attributive: an otherworldly [noun]
Ilan said the singer's voice on the slow songs sounded otherworldly, almost like a ghost calling from far away.
Ilan 說那位歌手唱慢歌時，聲音聽起來超脫塵世，幾乎像從遠處呼喚的幽靈。
predicative: sound / look otherworldly
Visitors to the salt flats often describe the bright white surface as otherworldly and a little frightening.
造訪鹽湖的人常形容那片潔白的地表超脫塵世，還帶著一絲令人畏懼的感覺。
describe X as otherworldly
Gita wore a long silver dress and pale makeup that gave her an otherworldly look on stage.
Gita 穿著一襲長銀色洋裝，配上蒼白的妝容，在舞台上散發出一種超脫塵世的氣質。
give [someone] an otherworldly look
The deep cave was silent and full of strange shapes, with an otherworldly beauty no photo could catch.
那個深邃的洞穴一片寂靜，充滿奇異的形狀，散發著任何照片都捕捉不到的超脫塵世之美。
otherworldly + abstract noun (beauty, calm, silence)
- otherworldly beauty
- otherworldly glow
- otherworldly landscape
- look / sound / feel otherworldly
- an otherworldly atmosphere
- 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
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
同根字
- otherworldliness名詞C2
- otherworld名詞C2