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单词 surpassing
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Definition of surpassing in English:

surpassing

adjectivesəˈpasɪŋsəˈpɑːsɪŋsərˈpæsɪŋ
dated, literary
  • Incomparable or outstanding.

    a picture of surpassing beauty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many people know the story of Padmini, the queen of Chittaur, whose surpassing beauty led Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi, to wage a ruthless war.
    • Frequently incorrect, occasionally even inaccurate, he nevertheless stirs orchestras into producing sounds of surpassing beauty, using wildly unconventional hand movements that even he cannot reproduce when not conducting.
    • Not only are they among the largest and most stately trees on earth, but they thrive in settings of surpassing scenic beauty.
    • This has led to some renditions of surpassing corniness, with this year no exception.
    • They will enter a hall of surpassing beauty, with walls of Douglas fir that flow as elegantly as the lines of a fine instrument, a space as soulful in its way as the cathedral's nave.
    Synonyms
    exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding, striking, phenomenal, rare, great, supreme, sublime, pre-eminent, consummate, incomparable, inimitable, incredible, unrivalled, unparalleled, matchless, unmatched, unequalled, peerless, unsurpassed, superlative, beyond words, beyond description
    informal fabulous, fantastic, stupendous, out of this world, terrific, tremendous, awesome, stellar
    literary wondrous

Derivatives

  • surpassingly

  • adverb
    dated, literary
    • This could only be achieved by a surpassingly brilliant editor.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The small pursed mouth was gracefully opened to shape surpassingly sweet words.
      • I think that it was, for him, surpassingly a matter of dignity.
      • Scalzi's written a dynamite, gripping and surpassingly original military novel here.
      • He was always cool - and not because he adapted his personality to meet the definitions of the era, but because he was surpassingly cool.

Rhymes

passing
 
 

Definition of surpassing in US English:

surpassing

adjectivesərˈpasiNGsərˈpæsɪŋ
literary, dated
  • Incomparable or outstanding.

    a picture of surpassing beauty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This has led to some renditions of surpassing corniness, with this year no exception.
    • Many people know the story of Padmini, the queen of Chittaur, whose surpassing beauty led Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi, to wage a ruthless war.
    • They will enter a hall of surpassing beauty, with walls of Douglas fir that flow as elegantly as the lines of a fine instrument, a space as soulful in its way as the cathedral's nave.
    • Frequently incorrect, occasionally even inaccurate, he nevertheless stirs orchestras into producing sounds of surpassing beauty, using wildly unconventional hand movements that even he cannot reproduce when not conducting.
    • Not only are they among the largest and most stately trees on earth, but they thrive in settings of surpassing scenic beauty.
    Synonyms
    exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable, outstanding, striking, phenomenal, rare, great, supreme, sublime, pre-eminent, consummate, incomparable, inimitable, incredible, unrivalled, unparalleled, matchless, unmatched, unequalled, peerless, unsurpassed, superlative, beyond words, beyond description
 
 
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