superiority

noun

/suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti/

/suːˌpɪriˈɔːrəti/

[uncountable]

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the state or quality of being better, more powerful, greater, etc. than others
- the superiority of this operating system
- to have naval/air superiority (= more ships/planes than the enemy)
- superiority in something We should make use of our superiority in numbers.
- superiority to/over something/somebody the company's clear technological superiority over its rivals
Extra Examples
- For a long time France enjoyed overwhelming superiority in this field.
- The use of the words ‘modern’ and ‘old’ is not meant to imply the superiority of one over the other.
- Their team has had to acknowledge Australia's superiority in recent years.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- overwhelming
- effortless
- …
verb + superiority
- achieve
- establish
- enjoy
- …
superiority + noun
- complex
preposition
- superiority in
- superiority over
- superiority to
- …
phrases
- an air of superiority
- a feeling of superiority
- a sense of superiority
- …
See full entry
behaviour that shows that you think you are better than other people
- He spoke with an air of superiority.
opposite inferiority
Extra Examples
- Driving the Jaguar gave him a feeling of effortless superiority.
- The settlers remained convinced of their superiority to the native population.

单词	superiority
释义	superiority noun /suːˌpɪəriˈɒrəti/ /suːˌpɪriˈɔːrəti/ [uncountable] jump to other results the state or quality of being better, more powerful, greater, etc. than others the superiority of this operating system to have naval/air superiority (= more ships/planes than the enemy) superiority in something We should make use of our superiority in numbers. superiority to/over something/somebody the company's clear technological superiority over its rivals Extra Examples For a long time France enjoyed overwhelming superiority in this field. The use of the words ‘modern’ and ‘old’ is not meant to imply the superiority of one over the other. Their team has had to acknowledge Australia's superiority in recent years. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute overwhelming effortless … verb + superiority achieve establish enjoy … superiority + noun complex preposition superiority in superiority over superiority to … phrases an air of superiority a feeling of superiority a sense of superiority … See full entry behaviour that shows that you think you are better than other people He spoke with an air of superiority. opposite inferiority Extra Examples Driving the Jaguar gave him a feeling of effortless superiority. The settlers remained convinced of their superiority to the native population.
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