英语词汇“superior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective

1.

greater in quality, quantity, etc

2.

of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc

3.

higher in rank or status

a superior tribunal

4.

displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious

5. (often postpositive; foll by to)

not susceptible (to) or influenced (by)

6.

placed higher up; situated further from the base

7. astronomy

a.

(of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth

b.

(of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet

8.

(of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts

9. anatomy

(of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher

10. printing

(of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript

noun

11.

a person or thing of greater rank or quality

12. printing

a character set in a superior position

13. (often capital)

the head of a community in a religious order

▶ USAGE Superior should not be used with than: he is a better (not a superior) poet than his brother; his poetry is superior to (not superior than) his brother's

Derived forms

superioress (suˈperioress)

feminine noun

superiority (suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ) or rare superiorship (suːˈpɪərɪərʃɪp)

noun

superiorly (suˈperiorly)

adverb

Word origin

C14: from Latin, from superus placed above, from super above

单词	superior
释义	Word Frequency superior (suːˈpɪərɪə) adjective 1. greater in quality, quantity, etc 2. of high or extraordinary worth, merit, etc 3. higher in rank or status a superior tribunal 4. displaying a conscious sense of being above or better than others; supercilious 5. (often postpositive; foll by to) not susceptible (to) or influenced (by) 6. placed higher up; situated further from the base 7. astronomy a. (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the orbit of the earth b. (of a conjunction) occurring when the sun lies between the earth and an inferior planet 8. (of a plant ovary) situated above the calyx and other floral parts 9. anatomy (of one part in relation to another) situated above or higher 10. printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superscript noun 11. a person or thing of greater rank or quality 12. printing a character set in a superior position 13. (often capital) the head of a community in a religious order ▶ USAGE Superior should not be used with than: he is a better (not a superior) poet than his brother; his poetry is superior to (not superior than) his brother's Derived forms superioress (suˈperioress) feminine noun superiority (suːˌpɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ) or rare superiorship (suːˈpɪərɪərʃɪp) noun superiorly (suˈperiorly) adverb Word origin C14: from Latin, from superus placed above, from super above Word Frequency Superior (suːˈpɪərɪə, sjuː-) noun Lake Superior
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