英语词汇“superior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adjn 2adj 3adjn 4adj

The salesman boasted to his customer that the $1 million car was well worth the price because it was far superior, meaning of higher quality, to any car that had come before it. This car, the salesman bragged, could fly.

Superior comes from the Latin word meaning above and it literally means something that is above others in quality or status. Sometimes being superior can be perceived as a negative, as in the woman who acts superior to all of her friends, having a high opinion of herself just because she has millions of dollars in the bank after winning the lottery.

WORD FAMILY

superior: superiority, superiorly, superiors+/superiority: superiorities

USAGE EXAMPLES

But it is not as if the Rockets are superior to the Thunder simply because Harden is subtly winning the superstar matchup.

New York Times(Jan 03, 2017)

By the end of the fourth quarter — actually, far earlier than that — it was clear who the superior football team was.

Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)

This contrived road-trip plot therefore becomes series of step-and-repeat awkward encounters that show how this bohemian family is morally superior to everyone else.

Salon(Dec 30, 2016)

1adj of high or superior quality or performance

superior wisdom derived from experience
superior math students

Syn|Ant

best

(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities

A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops

of the highest quality

banner

unusually good; outstanding

blue-ribbon, select

selected or chosen for special qualifications

boss, brag

exceptionally good

brilliant, superb

of surpassing excellence

capital

first-rate

choice, prime, prize, quality, select

of superior grade

excellent, fantabulous, first-class, splendid

very good;of the highest quality

gilt-edged

of the highest quality or value

greatest, sterling, superlative

highest in quality

high-performance

modified to give superior performance

outstanding

distinguished from others in excellence

premium

having or reflecting superior quality or value

pucka, pukka

absolutely first class and genuine

shining

marked by exceptional merit

spiffing

excellent or splendid

supreme

highest in excellence or achievement

top-flight, top-hole, topping

excellent; best possible

surpassing, transcendent

exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

weapons-grade

of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction)

well-made

skillfully constructed

inferior

of low or inferior quality

worst

(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition

bad

below average in quality or performance

base

(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny

of very poor quality; flimsy

bush, bush-league

not of the highest quality or sophistication

cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry

cheap and shoddy

coarse, common

of low or inferior quality or value

coarsened

made coarse or crude by lack of skill

commercial, commercial-grade

of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior

deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched

of very poor quality or condition

less

(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality

low-grade

of inferior quality

mediocre, second-rate

moderate to inferior in quality

ropey, ropy

(British informal) very poor in quality

scrawny, scrubby, stunted

inferior in size or quality

second-class

of inferior status or quality

third-rate

of lesser quality than second-rate

utility, utility-grade

used of beef; usable but inferior

2adj of or characteristic of high rank or importance

a superior ruler

Syn|Ant

dominant

exercising influence or control

high

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing

(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

eminent, high

standing above others in quality or position

leading, preeminent

greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

high-level, high-ranking, upper-level

at an elevated level in rank or importance

majestic, olympian

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

superordinate

of higher rank or status or value

upper

superior in rank or accomplishment

inferior

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

low-level, subordinate

lower in rank or importance

low

literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

low

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

humble, low, lowly, modest, small

low or inferior in station or quality

indifferent

fairly poor to not very good

low-level

at a low level in rank or importance

middle-level

intermediate in rank or position

outclassed

decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

3adj having a higher rank

superior officer

Syn

higher-ranking, ranking
senior

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

4n one of greater rank or station or quality

Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

higher-up, superordinate

inferior

one of lesser rank or station or quality

Harley Granville-Barker

English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)

Elia Kazanjoglous

United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)

Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky

Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)

better

a superior person having claim to precedence

god

a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people

supervisor

one who supervises or has charge and direction of

bell captain

the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel

counsellor, counselor

someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

den mother

someone who plays the role of a den mother

director, theater director, theatre director

someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho

a person who exercises control over workers

forewoman

a woman in charge of a group of workers

overseer, superintendent

a person who directs and manages an organization

oyabun

a Japanese supervisor

monitor, proctor

someone who supervises (an examination)

director of research, research director

a supervisor in a research center

stage manager, stager

someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed

system administrator

a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)

taskmaster

someone who imposes hard or continuous work

trail boss

the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle

leader

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

5n the head of a religious community

Exp|Hypo|Hyper

Saint Bridget

Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)

Heloise

student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)

abbess, mother superior, prioress

the superior of a group of nuns

abbot, archimandrite

the superior of an abbey of monks

prior

the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

abbe

a French abbot

mother

a term of address for a mother superior

religious

a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience

6n a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

master, victor

Alexander the Great

king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)

conqueror, vanquisher

someone who is victorious by force of arms

subjugator

a conqueror who defeats and enslaves

battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper

someone who fights (or is fighting)

1adj (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

overcome by a superior opponent
trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law

Syn

dominant

exercising influence or control

2adj (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

Syn

unaffected

undergoing no change when acted upon

1adj written or printed above and to one side of another character

Syn|Ant

superscript

inferior, subscript

written or printed below and to one side of another character

adscript

written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it

2n a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

Syn|Ant|Hyper

superscript

inferior, subscript

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

character, grapheme, graphic symbol

a written symbol that is used to represent speech

adj having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets

Ant

inferior

having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

单词	superior
释义	superior (once / 107 pages) 1adjn 2adj 3adjn 4adj The salesman boasted to his customer that the $1 million car was well worth the price because it was far superior, meaning of higher quality, to any car that had come before it. This car, the salesman bragged, could fly. Superior comes from the Latin word meaning above and it literally means something that is above others in quality or status. Sometimes being superior can be perceived as a negative, as in the woman who acts superior to all of her friends, having a high opinion of herself just because she has millions of dollars in the bank after winning the lottery. WORD FAMILY superior: superiority, superiorly, superiors+/superiority: superiorities USAGE EXAMPLES But it is not as if the Rockets are superior to the Thunder simply because Harden is subtly winning the superstar matchup. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) By the end of the fourth quarter — actually, far earlier than that — it was clear who the superior football team was. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) This contrived road-trip plot therefore becomes series of step-and-repeat awkward encounters that show how this bohemian family is morally superior to everyone else. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj of high or superior quality or performance superior wisdom derived from experience superior math students Syn\|Ant best (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops of the highest quality banner unusually good; outstanding blue-ribbon, select selected or chosen for special qualifications boss, brag exceptionally good brilliant, superb of surpassing excellence capital first-rate choice, prime, prize, quality, select of superior grade excellent, fantabulous, first-class, splendid very good;of the highest quality gilt-edged of the highest quality or value greatest, sterling, superlative highest in quality high-performance modified to give superior performance outstanding distinguished from others in excellence premium having or reflecting superior quality or value pucka, pukka absolutely first class and genuine shining marked by exceptional merit spiffing excellent or splendid supreme highest in excellence or achievement top-flight, top-hole, topping excellent; best possible surpassing, transcendent exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence weapons-grade of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction) well-made skillfully constructed inferior of low or inferior quality worst (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition bad below average in quality or performance base (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny of very poor quality; flimsy bush, bush-league not of the highest quality or sophistication cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry cheap and shoddy coarse, common of low or inferior quality or value coarsened made coarse or crude by lack of skill commercial, commercial-grade of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched of very poor quality or condition less (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality low-grade of inferior quality mediocre, second-rate moderate to inferior in quality ropey, ropy (British informal) very poor in quality scrawny, scrubby, stunted inferior in size or quality second-class of inferior status or quality third-rate of lesser quality than second-rate utility, utility-grade used of beef; usable but inferior 2adj of or characteristic of high rank or importance a superior ruler Syn\|Ant dominant exercising influence or control high greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension eminent, high standing above others in quality or position leading, preeminent greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement high-level, high-ranking, upper-level at an elevated level in rank or importance majestic, olympian majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters superordinate of higher rank or status or value upper superior in rank or accomplishment inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance low-level, subordinate lower in rank or importance low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension low less than normal in degree or intensity or amount humble, low, lowly, modest, small low or inferior in station or quality indifferent fairly poor to not very good low-level at a low level in rank or importance middle-level intermediate in rank or position outclassed decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class 3adj having a higher rank superior officer Syn higher-ranking, ranking senior older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service 4n one of greater rank or station or quality Syn\|Ant\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper higher-up, superordinate inferior one of lesser rank or station or quality Harley Granville-Barker English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) Elia Kazanjoglous United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003) Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) better a superior person having claim to precedence god a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people supervisor one who supervises or has charge and direction of bell captain the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel counsellor, counselor someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp den mother someone who plays the role of a den mother director, theater director, theatre director someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show boss, chief, foreman, gaffer, honcho a person who exercises control over workers forewoman a woman in charge of a group of workers overseer, superintendent a person who directs and manages an organization oyabun a Japanese supervisor monitor, proctor someone who supervises (an examination) director of research, research director a supervisor in a research center stage manager, stager someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed system administrator a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution) taskmaster someone who imposes hard or continuous work trail boss the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others 5n the head of a religious community Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper Saint Bridget Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) Heloise student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164) abbess, mother superior, prioress the superior of a group of nuns abbot, archimandrite the superior of an abbey of monks prior the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot abbe a French abbot mother a term of address for a mother superior religious a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience 6n a combatant who is able to defeat rivals Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper master, victor Alexander the Great king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) conqueror, vanquisher someone who is victorious by force of arms subjugator a conqueror who defeats and enslaves battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper someone who fights (or is fighting) 2 1adj (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by overcome by a superior opponent trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law Syn dominant exercising influence or control 2adj (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 Syn unaffected undergoing no change when acted upon 3 1adj written or printed above and to one side of another character Syn\|Ant superscript inferior, subscript written or printed below and to one side of another character adscript written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it 2n a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character Syn\|Ant\|Hyper superscript inferior, subscript a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character character, grapheme, graphic symbol a written symbol that is used to represent speech 4 adj having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets Ant inferior having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit Superior (once / 2921 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Superior: Superiors USAGE EXAMPLES The Banning Ranch Conservancy lawsuit was filed in Superior Court soon after the council's decision in 2012. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) A state Superior Court judge on Friday temporarily blocked a law that would end the control governors exert over statewide and county election boards. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) She was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Scott Bradley to 15 years’ incarceration. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 n the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Syn\|Exp Lake Superior lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land 2 n a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth Exp town an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
随便看	dinner theater dinner theatre dinnertime dinnerware dinoceras Dinocerata dinocerate Dinoflagellata dinoflagellate Dino Paul Crocetti Dinornis Dinornis giganteus Dinornithidae Dinornithiformes dinosaur dint diocesan diocese Diocletian diode Diodon Diodon holocanthus Diodon hystrix Diodontidae Diodora apertura