superior學測 L3KK [suˈpɪriɚ] | /suˈpɪriɚ/
優異的;較佳的·上司;上級·(修道院)院長
常考字,用 to 而非 than 比較
The night market stall sells superior dumplings that sell out every night.
那間夜市攤位的餃子品質優異,每晚都賣光。
一個畫面:居高臨下
站高一階比別人多站一階,更突出
居高臨下從高處往下看,掌管全局
略勝一籌表現比別人更好、更優異
義項
品質勝出B2adjective優異的;較佳的
This store sells superior tea, so it costs more than others.
這間店賣的茶品質較優,所以價格比別家貴。
superior qualitysuperior product
職場上司B2noun上司;上級
Every worker must report to his superior each morning.
每位員工每天早上都要向他的上司報告。
report to a superiorimmediate superior
修道院長B2noun(修道院)院長
The old superior takes care of all the monks.
這位年邁的院長照顧著所有的修士。
superior of the monastery
片語
superior to略勝一籌 →比…更優越、更好
far superior遙遙領先 →遠遠超越,明顯更好
superior officer階級較高 →階級比自己高的長官
feel superior自覺高人 →自認比別人更優秀
你會不會這樣說?
She thinks her cooking is superior ___ her sister's. (to / than)
看答案
to
superior 後接 to 而非 than,是常見陷阱。
'Every worker must report to his superior each morning.' 這裡的 superior 是什麼詞性?意思最接近?(A) 形容詞,優異的 (B) 名詞,上司 (C) 名詞,院長
看答案
(B)
此句 superior 前有 his 且作受詞,是名詞用法,指「上司」。
字族
superiority 優越;優勢
順路看看
inferior — superior 的反義詞,等級較低senior — 強調年資或年齡較長,非單純比較excellent — 單純形容優秀,不必然帶有比較多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
內部版面評估
In our internal test, the revised layout was superior to the previous version in readability.
在我們的內部測試中,修改後的版面在易讀性方面優於先前版本。
工作進度回報
Lena discussed the revised schedule with her immediate superior.
莉娜與直屬上司討論了修改後的時程。
詞族
superior adjective 較佳的;優異的・superiority noun 優越性;優勢・superiors noun (plural) 上司;上級(複數)
四選一
In the internal test, the revised layout was clearly ____ to the previous version in readability.
看答案
superior
此處需要形容詞補語,superior to 表示優於。superiority 是抽象名詞,不能構成本句的比較結構;superiors 指多位上級,與版面比較不合;superior's 是名詞所有格,此處沒有可承接或省略的所屬名詞。
同義改寫
In our internal test, the revised layout was superior to the previous version in readability. → In our internal test, the revised layout was better than the previous version in readability.
superior to 可改為 better than;兩句都將比較限定於此次內部測試的易讀性。
Lena discussed the revised schedule with her immediate superior. → Lena discussed the revised schedule with her direct supervisor.
在此職場語境中,immediate superior 與 direct supervisor 都指直接管理莉娜的上司。