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

单词	superior
释义	su·pe·ri·or I. \səˈpirēə(r), -pēr- sometimes süˈp-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French superieur, from Latin superior, comp. of superus that is above, upper, from super over, above — more at over 1. : situated higher up or farther from a bottom or base : higher, upper 2. a. (1) : of higher degree or rank < insubordinate to his superior officer > < the eight superior grades were limited to girls — Robert Lowell > (2) : taking precedence < a superior allegiance to a foreign government — Sidney Hook > < certain rights are superior to constitutions and to statute laws — Isaac Lippincott > (3) : of high degree or rank < superior classes of society > b. (1) : of a higher order, nature, or kind < superior wisdom derived from experience — G.T.Trewartha > (2) : not material or natural : spiritual, supernatural < the subtle and superior meaning which underlay the literal meaning of Holy Writ — G.C.Sellery > (3) : having or seeming to have a higher level of reality or existence < they are more immediate than the world of friendship, nutrition, and fatigue … and they are frequently superior to it — Bernard DeVoto > 3. : courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful, disheartening, or demoralizing) : staunchly unyielding in self-control or morale < he is superior to that fear — G.B.Shaw > 4. a. (1) : of more importance, value, usefulness, or merit : of higher quality, accomplishment, or significance < true progress is something superior to your puffing engines and clicking telegraphs — C.B.Fairbanks > < a class of superior children > < a smaller proportion … of superior looks and a minuscule number of superlative ones — Katharine T. Kinkead > (2) : of greater force, influence, or efficaciousness < the uplifting movements proved to be far superior to the processes of erosion — W.W.Atwood †1949 > < overcome by a superior opponent > (3) : greater in quantity or amount < retreated before superior numbers > < nor is the tuition greatly superior to that of the tax-supported schools — B.K.Sandwell > < escaped by superior speed — Edward Breck > b. of a railroad train : having the right of way over another c. : notably excellent of its kind : surpassingly good < men of delicate fancy, urbane instinct and aristocratic manner — in brief, superior men — H.L.Mencken > < he may have graduated to a more superior abode — Allan Forbes & R.M.Eastman > < delighted in his superior ability to memorize — Current Biography > < the paintings on the north wall appear to be by a different and slightly superior hand — O.Elfrida Saunders > < the superior durability of parchment — G.G.Coulton > 5. : superscript — used usually postpositionally < “line 57^b” is read “line five seven b superior” > — contrasted with inferior 6. a. of a part of the upright body : situated above another and especially another similar part — distinguished from inferior b. of a part of the quadrupedal body (1) : situated in a more anterior position (2) : situated more dorsad than another and especially another similar part : dorsal 7. of a part of a plant a. : situated above another organ: (1) of a calyx : attached to and apparently arising from the ovary (2) of an ovary : free from the calyx or other floral envelope b. : adaxial c. : situated near the top of the stipe — used especially of the annulus of a mushroom 8. : more comprehensive < a genus is superior to a species > < forming a superior unit out of diversity — Manès Sperber > 9. : affecting or assuming an air of superiority : supercilious, haughty < moments when the modern audience can feel superior and amused — Delmore Schwartz > II. noun (-s) 1. a. : one who is above another in rank, station, or office < went first to his immediate superior > as (1) : a head of a religious house or a religious order < superior of the monastery > (2) : the lord or his heir in feudal law from whom a vassal receives a fee and to whom he owes allegiance and tribute b. : one that surpasses another in quality, merit, or excellence 2. : a superscript character (as in printing) III. adverb : in a superior manner : with superiority
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