metahumanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

meta- +‎ human

名詞

metahuman (複数形 metahumans)

1. Superhuman.
   • 1991, Schroeck, Robert W., GURPS Supers: I.S.T., Steve Jackson Games, →ISBN, page 73:

     A metarchy is a government by supers. Almost all the metarchies currently in existence are dictatorships, ruled by a single metahuman.

   • 2010, Chiang, Ted, “The Evolution of Human Science”, in Stories of Your Life: And Others, Small Beer Press, page 203:

     For example, imagine if research offered hope of a different intelligence-enhancing therapy, one that would allow individuals to gradually "upgrade" their minds to a metahuman-equivalent level.

形容詞

metahuman (comparative more metahuman, superlative most metahuman)

1. Superhuman.
   • 1988 December, Giffen, Keith; Mantlo, Bill, “The Alien Alliance”, in Invasion!, volume 1, number 1, DC Comics, page 6:

     Galactic Gates! These six all scan positive for the presence of meta-human ability!