单词 | excellence |
释义 | excellence /ek"seuh leuhns/, n. 1. the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence: his excellence in mathematics. 2. an excellent quality or feature: Use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine. 3. (usually cap.) excellency (def. 1). [1350-1400; ME < MF < L excellentia. See EXCEL, -ENCE] Syn. 1. preeminence, transcendence, distinction. 2. merit, virtue. Ant. 2. inferiority. |
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