unearthly


adj. 神秘的;怪异的;可怕的;非尘世的

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中文词源

unearthly 怪异的

un-, 不,非,earthly, 地球的,地球上的。即非地球的,外星球的,怪异的。

英文词源

unearthly (adj.)
1610s, "heavenly, sublime," from un- (1) "not" + earthly. Sense of "ghostly, weird" first recorded 1802. Related: Unearthliness.

实用例句

1. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。
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2. For a few seconds we watched the unearthly lights on the water.
有那么几秒钟,我们注视着水面上那些奇异的光。
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3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.
她听到警报器发出可怕的尖叫声。
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4. All of a sudden we heard an unearthly cry.
我们突然听到一声怪叫.
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5. They arranged to meet in Riverside Park at the unearthly hour of seven in the morning.
他们约定一大清早7点在河滨公园见面。
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