单词 | supremacy |
释义 | supremacy (once / 685 pages) n Supremacy is the state of having the ultimate authority. A ruling king has supremacy over his kingdom. When one group dominates another, it has supremacy. One country's army might have military supremacy over another, or your favorite baseball team might gain supremacy in the third game of the World Series, meaning it has power over the other team in the series. Supremacy comes from the Latin word supremus, which means highest. WORD FAMILYsupremacy: supremacies, supremacism, supremacist, suprematism+/supremacist: supremacists/suprematism: suprematist/suprematist: suprematists/supreme: supremacy, supremely, supremest USAGE EXAMPLESAn Old Firm afternoon which started so promisingly for Rangers concluded with the latest indication of Celtic’s domestic supremacy. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Pepe became a self-perpetuating whirlwind, as, goaded by media reports, trolls created new images adorned with symbols of antisemitism and white supremacy. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Pop music by itself will never displace the essential work white people need to do to dismantle global white supremacy. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) n power to dominate or defeat Syn|Hypo|Hyper domination, mastery superiority, transcendence, transcendency the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance the state that exists when one person or group has power over another |
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