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• (美國) 英語發音：ŭth'ər-wûrldʹli、國際音標^(幫助)：/ˌʌðɚˈwɝld.li/

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1. 来世的，阴间的，冥界的，超脫塵俗的，另一世界的

   近義詞： 、、

   • 1917, H. G. Wells, God, the Invisible King, ch. 5,

     Every religion that becomes ascendant, in so far as it is not otherworldly, must necessarily set its stamp upon the methods and administration of the law.

     每一種宗教，只要不是超凡脫俗的，就必然會在法律的方法和管理上打上自己的烙印。

   • 2007 8月 26, Clive Davis, “Simphiwe Dana: The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street”, 出自 Times of London‎:

     Dana has the otherworldly temperament of a mystic.

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2. 怪异的，不自然的；超凡的；不属于这个世界的

   近義詞：

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   • 2015 4月 15, Jonathan Martin, “For a Clinton, It’s Not Hard to Be Humble in an Effort to Regain Power”, 出自 ‎:

     An almost otherworldly resilience has characterized the 40-year arc of the Clintons’ political lives, a well-documented pattern of dazzling success, shattering setback and inevitable recovery.

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   • 2021 9月 1, Michael Levenson, Anne Barnard, “Scenes from New York City as Ida paralyzes region”, 出自 The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     The sudden inundation from the remnants of Ida transformed familiar scenes of life in New York into otherworldly and waterlogged chaos on Wednesday night.

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