supermann.

Brit.

/ˈsuːpəman/,

/ˈsjuːpəman/, U.S.

/ˈsupərˌmæn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, man n.¹

Etymology: < super- prefix + man n.¹, after German Übermensch (1883 in specific use in the philosopher F. W. Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra; from the 16th cent. in more general uses). Compare French surhomme (1893; also rarely superhomme (1894)).Other terms used to render Nietzsche's Übermensch in English include overman n. 3 and beyond-man n. at beyond adv., prep., and n. Compounds, in addition to the borrowing Übermensch n. Uses in sense 1 have often departed widely from Nietzsche's original use (which itself continues to be debated by scholars). It is probably these wider uses which primarily influenced the adoption as the name of the superhero (see sense 2). The superhero character was developed by Siegel and Shuster for a number of years before 1938; in a fanzine released in 1933, they used the same name for a telepathic villain. Use as the name of the superhero has in turn prompted some to disfavour using the same term to translate Nietzsche's Übermensch (in addition to concerns that it is not an exact semantic equivalent).

1. In Nietzschean thought (also with capital initial): an ideal superior man of the future who transcends conventional Christian morality to create and impose his own values; = Übermensch n. More generally: a man of extraordinary power or ability; a superior being. Cf. superwoman n.In later use sometimes influenced by sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > superman

superman1894

overman1895

beyond-man1896

superhuman1896

Übermensch1902

superperson1927

slan1940

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person

gemc1275

blooma1300

excellence1447

mirrorc1450

man of mena1470

treasure?1545

paragon1548

shining light1563

Apollo's swan?1592

man of wax1597

rara avis1607

Titan1611

choice spirita1616

excellency1725

inestimable1728

inimitable1751

cock of the walk1781

surpasser1805

shiner1810

swell1816

trump1819

tip-topper1822

star1829

beauty1832

soarer1895

trumph1895

pansy1899

Renaissance man1906

exemplum virtutis1914

museum piece1920

superman1925

flyer1930

pistol1935

all-star1949

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person

miracle1595

masterpiece1648

wonderling1658

prodigya1684

phenomenon1839

caution1870

astonisher1871

mazer1876

phenom1881

knock-out1892

superman1925

Wunderkind1930

whiz-kid1960

1894 Forum May 302 The ‘cosmic, super-man’ of the future.

1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman 196 We have been driven to Proletarian Democracy by the failure of all the alternative systems; for these depended on the existence of Supermen acting as despots or oligarchs.

1909 T. Common tr. F. Nietzsche Thus spake Zarathustra ii. xxvi. 108 Never yet hath there been a Superman. Naked have I seen both of them, the greatest man and the smallest man... Verily, even the greatest found I—all-too-human!

1925 H. V. Morton Heart of London 110 Above the kneeling priests is the Pharaoh, that ancient superman.

1969 G. Jackson Let. 28 Dec. in Soledad Brother (1971) 179 How could there be a benevolent superman controlling a world like this.

2008 K. Hawkins Talk of Town 241 Poor Nick. He's determined to be a superman and resist emotional entanglements that could cloud his judgment.

2010 M. G. Kendrick Heroic Ideal ix. 161 The Zarathustrian vision of a post-Christian faith rooted in the real world and dedicated to the creation of the superman, inspired a whole generation of radical Russian artists and Marxists.

2. With capital initial. (The name of) an almost invincible superhero having the power to fly and typically depicted wearing a tight blue suit with a red cape; a person likened to this superhero.The character first appeared in 1938 in a U.S. comic strip by writer Jerry Siegel (1914–96) and artist Joe Shuster (1914–92) and has since been the subject of radio and television series, as well as numerous films.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > comic or cartoon > specific

superman1938

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature

big-endian1726

Sleeping Beauty1729

little-endian1749

small-endian1819

panjandrum1825

shock-headed Peter1848

flopsy bunny1909

Pollyanna1921

Tarzan1921

hobbit1937

orc1937

superman1938

Moomin1950

Dalek1963

1938 Action Comics June 1 So was created..Superman! champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need!

1940 Time 26 Feb. 44/3 Last week Superman took to the air in earnest, as a three-a-week serial.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. p. xx/4 The impression remains of a sense of values associated with ‘Superman’ and American comics.

1968 S. Ellin Valentine Estate iii. iv. 142 ‘How the hell did he come to miss me?’.. ‘You're Superman,’ the first man answered. ‘Bullets bounce off you.’

1980 F. Weldon Puffball 77 ‘Now it's our turn.’ ‘I don't want it to be,’ she said, as if he, like Superman, could turn the world the other way.

1995 FourFourTwo Oct. 135/1 Presenting Shearer as a goalscoring Superman seems a bit OTT.

Compounds

General attributive (chiefly in sense 2), as superman cape, superman costume, superman comic, superman size, etc.

ΚΠ

1913 Metall. & Chem. Engin. Dec. 665/2 Most of the early achievements must be credited straight to the genius of strong individualities of superman size.

1915 Jrnl. Heredity Apr. 170/2 The average advocate of eugenics..is apt to consider the production of superman bodies paramount to the production of superman minds, superman character, or persons with superman souls.

1940 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 18 Jan. 1 (advt.) Wanted, boys To read Superman Comics every Sunday.

1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 13 June 18 The stories told in the newspapers to emphasise the superman qualities which the Commandos deny possessing.

1968 Black Belt Oct. 43/1 No thug molesting you on a dark street will patiently wait until you run to a telephone booth and change into your superman costume.

1977 New Scientist 14 Apr. 59/3 Schlesinger..is riding high at present—pictured in a superman suit on a recent Time magazine cover.

1978 D. Severance Reach for Sky 143 The Superman syndrome is what leads new pilots to venture beyond their limits and attempt flights they are unprepared for.

2006 Wanderlust Mar. 48/2 Yet another golden effigy of his nibs sporting what looks to be a Superman cape.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superman
释义	supermann. Brit. /ˈsuːpəman/, /ˈsjuːpəman/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌmæn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, man n.¹ Etymology: < super- prefix + man n.¹, after German Übermensch (1883 in specific use in the philosopher F. W. Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra; from the 16th cent. in more general uses). Compare French surhomme (1893; also rarely superhomme (1894)).Other terms used to render Nietzsche's Übermensch in English include overman n. 3 and beyond-man n. at beyond adv., prep., and n. Compounds, in addition to the borrowing Übermensch n. Uses in sense 1 have often departed widely from Nietzsche's original use (which itself continues to be debated by scholars). It is probably these wider uses which primarily influenced the adoption as the name of the superhero (see sense 2). The superhero character was developed by Siegel and Shuster for a number of years before 1938; in a fanzine released in 1933, they used the same name for a telepathic villain. Use as the name of the superhero has in turn prompted some to disfavour using the same term to translate Nietzsche's Übermensch (in addition to concerns that it is not an exact semantic equivalent). 1. In Nietzschean thought (also with capital initial): an ideal superior man of the future who transcends conventional Christian morality to create and impose his own values; = Übermensch n. More generally: a man of extraordinary power or ability; a superior being. Cf. superwoman n.In later use sometimes influenced by sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > superman superman1894 overman1895 beyond-man1896 superhuman1896 Übermensch1902 superperson1927 slan1940 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent person gemc1275 blooma1300 excellence1447 mirrorc1450 man of mena1470 treasure?1545 paragon1548 shining light1563 Apollo's swan?1592 man of wax1597 rara avis1607 Titan1611 choice spirita1616 excellency1725 inestimable1728 inimitable1751 cock of the walk1781 surpasser1805 shiner1810 swell1816 trump1819 tip-topper1822 star1829 beauty1832 soarer1895 trumph1895 pansy1899 Renaissance man1906 exemplum virtutis1914 museum piece1920 superman1925 flyer1930 pistol1935 all-star1949 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > wonderful person miracle1595 masterpiece1648 wonderling1658 prodigya1684 phenomenon1839 caution1870 astonisher1871 mazer1876 phenom1881 knock-out1892 superman1925 Wunderkind1930 whiz-kid1960 1894 Forum May 302 The ‘cosmic, super-man’ of the future. 1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman 196 We have been driven to Proletarian Democracy by the failure of all the alternative systems; for these depended on the existence of Supermen acting as despots or oligarchs. 1909 T. Common tr. F. Nietzsche Thus spake Zarathustra ii. xxvi. 108 Never yet hath there been a Superman. Naked have I seen both of them, the greatest man and the smallest man... Verily, even the greatest found I—all-too-human! 1925 H. V. Morton Heart of London 110 Above the kneeling priests is the Pharaoh, that ancient superman. 1969 G. Jackson Let. 28 Dec. in Soledad Brother (1971) 179 How could there be a benevolent superman controlling a world like this. 2008 K. Hawkins Talk of Town 241 Poor Nick. He's determined to be a superman and resist emotional entanglements that could cloud his judgment. 2010 M. G. Kendrick Heroic Ideal ix. 161 The Zarathustrian vision of a post-Christian faith rooted in the real world and dedicated to the creation of the superman, inspired a whole generation of radical Russian artists and Marxists. 2. With capital initial. (The name of) an almost invincible superhero having the power to fly and typically depicted wearing a tight blue suit with a red cape; a person likened to this superhero.The character first appeared in 1938 in a U.S. comic strip by writer Jerry Siegel (1914–96) and artist Joe Shuster (1914–92) and has since been the subject of radio and television series, as well as numerous films. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > comic or cartoon > specific superman1938 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1749 small-endian1819 panjandrum1825 shock-headed Peter1848 flopsy bunny1909 Pollyanna1921 Tarzan1921 hobbit1937 orc1937 superman1938 Moomin1950 Dalek1963 1938 Action Comics June 1 So was created..Superman! champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need! 1940 Time 26 Feb. 44/3 Last week Superman took to the air in earnest, as a three-a-week serial. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. p. xx/4 The impression remains of a sense of values associated with ‘Superman’ and American comics. 1968 S. Ellin Valentine Estate iii. iv. 142 ‘How the hell did he come to miss me?’.. ‘You're Superman,’ the first man answered. ‘Bullets bounce off you.’ 1980 F. Weldon Puffball 77 ‘Now it's our turn.’ ‘I don't want it to be,’ she said, as if he, like Superman, could turn the world the other way. 1995 FourFourTwo Oct. 135/1 Presenting Shearer as a goalscoring Superman seems a bit OTT. Compounds General attributive (chiefly in sense 2), as superman cape, superman costume, superman comic, superman size, etc. ΚΠ 1913 Metall. & Chem. Engin. Dec. 665/2 Most of the early achievements must be credited straight to the genius of strong individualities of superman size. 1915 Jrnl. Heredity Apr. 170/2 The average advocate of eugenics..is apt to consider the production of superman bodies paramount to the production of superman minds, superman character, or persons with superman souls. 1940 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 18 Jan. 1 (advt.) Wanted, boys To read Superman Comics every Sunday. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 13 June 18 The stories told in the newspapers to emphasise the superman qualities which the Commandos deny possessing. 1968 Black Belt Oct. 43/1 No thug molesting you on a dark street will patiently wait until you run to a telephone booth and change into your superman costume. 1977 New Scientist 14 Apr. 59/3 Schlesinger..is riding high at present—pictured in a superman suit on a recent Time magazine cover. 1978 D. Severance Reach for Sky 143 The Superman syndrome is what leads new pilots to venture beyond their limits and attempt flights they are unprepared for. 2006 Wanderlust Mar. 48/2 Yet another golden effigy of his nibs sporting what looks to be a Superman cape. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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