| 单词 | superior |
| 释义 | superior —superiorly, adv. /seuh pear"ee euhr, soo-/, adj. 1. higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer. 2. above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students. 3. of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise. 4. greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers. 5. showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others: superior airs. 6. not yielding or susceptible (usually fol. by to): to be superior to temptation. 7. higher in place or position: We moved our camp to superior ground. 8. Bot. a. situated above some other organ. b. (of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary. c. (of an ovary) free from the calyx. 9. Anat. (of an organ or part) a. higher in place or position; situated above another. b. toward the head. Cf. inferior (def. 7). 10. Print. written or printed high on a line of text, as the "2" in a2b; superscript. Cf. inferior (def. 9). n. 11. one superior to another. 12. Also called superscript. Print. a superior letter, number, or symbol. Cf. inferior (def. 11). 13. Eccles. the head of a monastery, convent, or the like. [1350-1400; ME (adj.) < L, equiv. to super(us) situated above (adj. deriv. of super; see SUPER-) + -ior comp. suffix; see -ER4] Syn. 2. excellent, distinguished, unrivaled, first-rate, matchless. 5. haughty, arrogant, snobbish. |
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