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