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单词 superiority
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superiority

noun
/suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti/
/suːˌpɪriˈɔːrəti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state or quality of being better, more powerful, greater, etc. than others
    • the superiority of this operating system
    • to have naval/air superiority (= more ships/planes than the enemy)
    • superiority in something We should make use of our superiority in numbers.
    • superiority to/over something/somebody the company's clear technological superiority over its rivals
    Extra Examples
    • For a long time France enjoyed overwhelming superiority in this field.
    • The use of the words ‘modern’ and ‘old’ is not meant to imply the superiority of one over the other.
    • Their team has had to acknowledge Australia's superiority in recent years.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • absolute
    • overwhelming
    • effortless
    verb + superiority
    • achieve
    • establish
    • enjoy
    superiority + noun
    • complex
    preposition
    • superiority in
    • superiority over
    • superiority to
    phrases
    • an air of superiority
    • a feeling of superiority
    • a sense of superiority
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  2. behaviour that shows that you think you are better than other people
    • He spoke with an air of superiority.
    opposite inferiority
    Extra Examples
    • Driving the Jaguar gave him a feeling of effortless superiority.
    • The settlers remained convinced of their superiority to the native population.
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