superhuman
superhuman — 形容詞
1. If a quality, effort, or action is superhuman, it goes far beyond what a normal
超人的
超越一般人能力或極限的
If a quality, effort, or action is superhuman, it goes far beyond what a normal person can achieve — for example, lifting a heavy car off a trapped person or running a race after very little sleep.
Romi showed superhuman strength when she lifted the fallen tree off her brother's leg.
Romi 在被壓住的哥哥身上抬起倒下的樹木時，展現了超人的力氣。
collocation: superhuman strength
The night-shift nurse's superhuman patience helped calm every frightened patient on the ward.
那位夜班護士超乎常人的耐心，安撫了病房裡每一位驚慌的病人。
collocation: superhuman patience
After months of daily training, the dance team's coordination reached a superhuman level.
經過數月的每日訓練，舞團的默契達到了超人的境界。
It took superhuman effort for Valentina to complete the marathon with a broken foot.
Valentina 腳骨折卻仍跑完馬拉松，靠的是超乎常人的毅力。
Ayesha's ability to remember every customer's name seemed almost superhuman to her colleagues.
Ayesha 能記住每位顧客名字的能力，在同事眼中幾乎是超人的。
- extraordinary
Less intense than superhuman; simply means very unusual or remarkable
- phenomenal
Similar intensity but emphasises how amazing or impressive something is
- herculean
Specifically describes a task requiring enormous strength or effort, from the Greek myth of Heracles
- miraculous
Suggests an event that seems impossible or caused by divine power; stronger than superhuman
文法句型
superhuman + noun
be/seem + superhuman
用法筆記
Common in both attributive position (superhuman strength) and predicative position (seemed almost superhuman). Frequent noun partners include strength, effort, patience, speed, and endurance. The word can refer to fictional characters with powers beyond human limits as well as real people's extraordinary achievements.