superior
superior
adjective
superiorly
(（一般用于形容词义项2）)
adverb（一般用于形容词义项2）
语源
adjective
- higher in rank, status, or quality
（官衔，地位，质量）较高的；上级的，高质的
a superior officer.
上级军官。
it is superior to every other car on the road.
它比其他在路上跑的车质量都好。
■of high standard or quality
高标准的；优质的
superior malt whiskies.
优质麦芽威士忌酒。
■greater in size or power
（数量或力量）占优势的
deploying superior force.
部署优势兵力。
■[predic.](superior to)above yielding to or being influenced by
不屈服的；不受影响的
I felt superior to any accusation of anti-Semitism.
我觉得自己与任何有关反犹太的指控无关。
■having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; supercilious
自大的，傲慢的
that girl was frightfully superior.
那个女孩傲慢得吓人。 - (chiefly Anatomy)further above or out; higher in position
(主剖剖)在上的；在其他器官之上的
■(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line
（字母，数字，符号）写（或印）在线上的，上标的
■(Astronomy)(of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the earth's
(天文)（行星）比地球离太阳更远的，轨道在地球轨道以外的
■(Botany)(of the ovary of a flower) situated above the sepals and petals
(植)（花的子房）上位的，（子房）在萼上的
- a person or thing superior to another in rank, status, or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position
上级；长官；优质物品
obeying their superiors' orders.
服从上级的命令。
■the head of a monastery or other religious institution
修道院院长（或其他宗教机构的负责人） - (Printing)a superior letter, figure, or symbol
(印刷)上标字母（或数字、符号）
superiorly
(（一般用于形容词义项2）)
adverb（一般用于形容词义项2）
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus 'that is above', from super 'above'
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