superlatives

英 [sju(ː)ˈpɜːlətɪvz]

美 [sʊˈpɜrlətɪvz]

n.  (形容词或副词的)最高级
superlative的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 极佳的;最优秀的;卓越的
  If you describe something assuperlative, you mean that it is extremely good.
  1. Some superlative wines are made in this region...
     一些上好的葡萄酒就是在这个地区酿造的。
  2. The Regent hotel has a superlative view of Hong Kong island.
     在丽晶酒店看香港岛的美景，视野绝佳。
• N-COUNT 最高级别;最佳
  If someone usessuperlativesto describe something, they use adjectives and expressions which indicate that it is extremely good.
  1. ...a spectacle which has critics world-wide reaching for superlatives.
     世界各地的评论家们都极尽溢美之词夸赞不已的盛况
• ADJ (形容词或副词)最高级的
  In grammar, thesuperlativeform of an adjective or adverb is the form that indicates that something has more of a quality than anything else in a group. For example, 'biggest' is the superlative form of 'big'.
  1. Superlativeis also a noun.
     
  2. ...his tendency towards superlatives and exaggeration.
     他爱用最高级词语并喜欢夸张的说法

双语例句

• Under any circumstance, commenting on this century would make anyone feel like speaking in superlatives.
  在任何情况下，对一个世纪发言都会有一种大言不惭的感觉。
• Superlatives are formed in two ways in English.
  英语形容词的最高级形式有两种组合方法。
• Avoid using superlatives and emotive language that can be quoted out of context.
  避免使用最高级和动感情的语言，它们被引用后可能脱离自己的本意。
• The magazine article contained so many superlatives that I found it hard to believe that what it was saying was true.
  这篇杂志文章使用的最高级修饰语太多了，令我觉得很难相信它说的都是真的。
• "Nowadays, when talking to the press, Shanghai people tend to use more and more superlatives."
  现在，上海人在和新闻界谈话的时候，使用越来越多最高级的形容词
• People are intrinsically interested in the superlatives of human experience, thinks Nick Couldry of Goldsmiths, University of London.
  伦敦大学金斯密斯学院的尼克。克罗瑞这样认为，从本质上讲，人们都对人类最高经验感兴趣。
• She described the place with a string of superlatives.
  她用一连串最高级的词语描绘那个地方。
• Optimists have scoured the dictionary for superlatives to describe the future of internet education.
  对于互联网教育的未来，乐观者用尽了词典中所有最高级形容词予以赞美。
• The superlatives of some adverbs are irregular.
  有些最高级副词的形成方式不规则。
• Critics were busy dusting down the same superlatives they had applied to their first three films
  评论家们正忙着搬出他们用在前三部电影上的那些盛赞之词。