unearthly

• adj. 神秘的；怪異的；可怕的；非塵世的

un-, 不，非，earthly, 地球的，地球上的。即非地球的，外星球的，怪異的。

unearthly (adj.)

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

1. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.

一聲尖叫打破了這可怕的沉寂。

來自柯林斯例句

2. For a few seconds we watched the unearthly lights on the water.

有那麽幾秒鍾，我們注視著水麵上那些奇異的光。

來自柯林斯例句

3. She heard the sirens scream their unearthly wail.

她聽到警報器發出可怕的尖叫聲。

來自柯林斯例句

4. All of a sudden we heard an unearthly cry.

我們突然聽到一聲怪叫.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. They arranged to meet in Riverside Park at the unearthly hour of seven in the morning.

他們約定一大清早7點在河濱公園見麵。

來自柯林斯例句