Superior
[suː'pɪərɪə;sjuː-] or [su'pɪrɪɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth.
(noun.) the head of a religious community.
(noun.) one of greater rank or station or quality.
(adj.) (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; 'overcome by a superior opponent'; 'trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law' .
(adj.) of or characteristic of high rank or importance; 'a superior ruler' .
(adj.) of high or superior quality or performance; 'superior wisdom derived from experience'; 'superior math students' .
(adj.) having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; 'Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets' .
(adj.) (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; 'he is superior to fear'; 'an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades' .
贝妮塔整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
(a.) Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
(a.) Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery.
(a.) Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.
(a.) More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.
(a.) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.
(a.) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
(a.) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle.
(n.) One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English.
(n.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
整理:塞丽娜
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. High, higher, upper, paramount, more elevated.[2]. Of higher rank, more exalted, more dignified.[3]. Surpassing, noble, more eminent, more excellent.[4]. Predominant, prevalent.
整理:奥拉
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Higher, upper, better, preferable, surpassing, loftier, excellent, remarkable,eminent, conspicuous
ANT:Inferior, lower, worse, subordinate, ordinary, common, unremarkable, average,mean, mediocre
杰弗里校對
解釋/意思:
adj. upper: higher in place rank or excellence: surpassing others: beyond the influence of: of wider application generic: (print.) set above the level of the line.—n. one superior to others: the chief of a monastery &c. and of certain churches and colleges: (Scots law) one who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal on condition of a certain annual payment (feu-duty) or of the performance of certain services.—ns. Supē′rioress a female superior or chief in a convent nunnery &c.; Superior′ity quality or state of being superior: pre-eminence: advantage: (Scots law) the right which the superior enjoys in the land held by the vassal.—adv. Supē′riorly in a superior manner.—Superior planets those more distant from the sun than the earth.
編輯:洛拉
例句/造句/用法:
- Thus the enemy, with a vastly superior force, was strongly fortified to the east, south, and west, and commanded the river below. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I expect a judgment shortly and shall then place my establishment on a superior footing. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Your knowledge of the world, dear aunt, is superior to mine, I suggested diffidently. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- What superior intelligence! 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- If Dr. Franklin did not aspire after the splendour of eloquence, it was only because the demonstrative plainness of his manner was superior to it. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Her normal manner among the heathfolk had that reticence which results from the consciousness of superior communicative power. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- In this room, too, there was a cabinet piano, quite new and of superior tone; also an easel for painting and a pair of globes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Her simple little fancies shrank away tremulously, as fairies in the story-books, before a superior bad angel. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- His understanding and tastes are so superior, it does a man good to be within their influence; and as to his temper and nature, I call them fine. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Its operation in both these respects is a good deal superior to that of the capital of the retailer. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- I only wonder that our claims, contending against the superior claims of Mr and Mrs Boffin, had any weight. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He gave me my watch and chain, and spared no expense in buying them; both were of superior workmanship, and very expensive. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- She is superior to Mr. Robert Martin. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- My aunt conceived a great attachment for her, by which she was induced to give her an education superior to that which she had at first intended. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- At the point at which matters had now arrived, I rose superior to all considerations of mere expediency. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- At this, the charity-boy looked monstrous fierce; and said that Oliver would want one before long, if he cut jokes with his superiors in that way. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- The inferior ranks of people must, in that country, suffer patiently the usage which their superiors think proper to give them. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The young of the brutes are immeasurably his superiors. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- They are all three paid for their work according to the contract which they may happen to make with their respective superiors. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- You are only answerable to yourself, but I have to answer to my superiors. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- He was told that it was his duty to recant if his superiors required it of him, whether he was convinced or not. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- As an operator he had no superiors and very few equals. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- But surely, Thrasymachus, the arts are the superiors and rulers of their own subjects? 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Never mind,' retorted Mr. Bolter; 'and don't yer take liberties with yer superiors, little boy, or yer'll find yerself in the wrong shop. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- All of the motor carriages illustrated are of American make, and for lightness, grace, and efficiency they have no superiors. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- I would never wish to speak ill of my superiors in rank, but I think she was a little selfish. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- He was descended from a good family in France, where he had lived for many years in affluence, respected by his superiors, and beloved by his equals. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- He was not subordinate to his superiors. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Shall the daughter of the noble, though prodigal Zaimi, appear a beggar before her compeers or inferiors--superiors she had none. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
編輯:思朋斯