Superlative



GRE

解释

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• adj.最佳的
• ［英］ adj.最佳的 ( surpassing all others;supreme)
• ［记］ super ( 在...上面) +lat ( 放) +ive -> 放在别的上面 -> 最好的, 最佳的
• ［例］ He has superlative technical skills.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English superlatif, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin superlativus, from Latin superlatus (past participle of superferre to carry over, raise high), from super- + latus, past participle of ferre to carry — more at tolerate, bear
• Date: 14th century
• 1. of, relating to, or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpassed level or extent
• 2.
  • a. surpassing all others ; supreme
  • b. of very high quality ; excellent <superlative work>
• 3. excessive, exaggerated
• ? superlatively adverb
• ? superlativeness noun

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. the superlative degree of comparison in a language
  • b. a superlative form of an adjective or adverb
• 2. the superlative or utmost degree of something ; acme
• 3. a superlative person or thing
• 4. an admiring sometimes exaggerated expression especially of praise

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