| 单词 | superlative |
| 释义 | superlative (once / 2495 pages) adjn A superlative is the highest attainable level or degree of something. As an adjective superlative means highest in quality. When your history test results are superlative, it means you've gotten a perfect score — you've done as well as can be done, if not better than everyone else. There are times, however, when a superlative is an exaggerated expression of praise, as when a movie reviewer gets carried away with compliments and says in January that this is "the best film of the year." WORD FAMILYsuperlative: superlatively, superlatives USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, the group’s latest album, the superlative “Strange Little Birds,” unfairly slipped under the radar. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) China lends itself easily to superlatives and simplifications—the next global superpower, the world’s greatest growth story, a bubble about to pop. Wall Street Journal(Dec 13, 2016) She added: "Both a treat and a triumph, this is a superlative night out in the West End." BBC(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj highest in quality Syn greatest, sterling superior of high or superior quality or performance 2n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development so many highest superlatives achieved by man Syn|Hyper acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tiptop, top degree, level, point, stage a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process 3n an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) the critics lavished superlatives on it Hyper congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise an expression of approval and commendation 4n the superlative form of an adjective or adverb `fastest' is the superlative of the adjective `fast' `least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective `famous' `most surely' is the superlative of the adverb `surely' Syn|Hyper superlative degree adjective a word that expresses an attribute of something adverba word that modifies something other than a noun |
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