| 词汇 | superlative |
| 释义 | superlative noun[ C ] language specializeduk /suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ us /səˈpɝː.lə.t̬ɪv/ A2 the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses that the thing or person being described has more of the particular quality than anything or anyone else of the same type: （形容词或副词的）最高级形式 "Richest" is the superlative of "rich".richest 是 rich 的最高级（形式）。 The magazine article contained so many superlatives that I found it hard to believe that what it was saying was true.杂志上的这篇文章用了这么多最高级修饰词，让我觉得其可信度不高。 Today we are learning how to form comparatives and superlatives. 'Worst' is the superlative of 'bad'. Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative declension feminine genitive indirect object nominal plural plurally post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive syntax superlative adjective uk /suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ us /səˈpɝː.lə.t̬ɪv/ superlativeadjective (BEST)of the highest quality; the best: 质量最优的，最好的，最优秀的 We went to a superlative restaurant.我们去了一家最好的餐馆。 better than anyone or anything else bestShe was the best singer in the country. excellentHe was an excellent singer. superlativeShe gave a superlative performance. superbThe meal was absolutely superb. outstandingHe was an outstanding chef. Extremely good admirable amazing amazingly ask for someone award-winning first-rate five-star gold-plated gourmet greatness have no parallelphrase par excellence sensational shining soar sock splendid splendidly stellar wonderfully superlativeadjective (GRAMMAR)language specialized relating to the superlative of an adjective or adverb（与某一形容词或副词的）最高级有关的 Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative declension feminine genitive indirect object nominal plural plurally post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive syntax GrammarComparison: adjectives (bigger, biggest, more interesting) Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality: … Comparative and superlative adjectives Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality: … Comparative and superlative adjectives: form To form the comparative, we use the -er suffix with adjectives of one syllable: … Comparative adjectives: using much, a lot, far, etc. We can strengthen or emphasise a comparative adjective using words such as much, a lot, far, even or rather, or by using than ever after the adjective: … Comparative adjectives: using than We use than when we mention the second person or thing in the comparison. If the second person mentioned takes the form of a personal pronoun, we normally use the object form of the pronoun (me, you, him, her, us, them): … Comparative adjectives: -erand -er, more and more To talk about how a person or thing is changing and gaining more of a particular quality, we can use two -er form adjectives connected by and, or we can use more and more before an adjective. We don’t follow such comparisons with than: … Comparative adjectives: the -er, the -er and the more …, the more … If a person or things gains more of a particular quality and this causes a parallel increase of another quality, we can repeat the + a comparative adjective: … Reduced forms after comparatives After than, we often don’t repeat subject pronouns with impersonal subjects, or auxiliary verbs with passive voice verbs: … Less and not as/not so with comparatives We use less with longer adjectives (interesting, beautiful, complicated), but we don’t normally use less with short adjectives of one syllable (big, good, high, small). Instead we use not as … as …, or not so … as … Not as is more common than not so: … Prepositions after superlative adjectives We don’t normally use of before a singular name of a place or group after a superlative adjective: … The with superlative adjectives When a superlative adjective is followed by a noun, we normally use the: … Other determiners with superlative adjectives Before a superlative adjective, we can use a possessive determiner (my, his, their), or the + a number (two, three, first, second), or a possessive determiner + a number: … Emphasising superlative adjectives We can make a superlative adjective stronger with by far, easily or of all: … To-infinitives after superlative adjectives We can use a to-infinitive after a superlative adjective, with a meaning similar to a relative clause with who, which or that: … Comparative adjectives: typical errors A comparative adjective is followed by than, not that or as: … Comparison: adverbs (worse, more easily) Adverbs do not normally change in form, but a few have comparative and superlative forms. These are usually short adverbs and so they normally have comparative and superlative forms with -er and -est. … Adverbs: comparative and superlative forms Adverbs do not normally change in form, but a few have comparative and superlative forms. These are usually short adverbs and so they normally have comparative and superlative forms with -er and -est. … Adverbs with more and most Adverbs with two or more syllables form the comparative and superlative with more and most: … Well and badly The adverb well has the same comparative and superlative forms as the adjective good (better, best). The adverb badly has the comparative and superlative forms worse, worst: … Comparative adverbs: using than When we mention the second person or thing in the comparison, we use than. We do not use that or as. If the second person mentioned takes the form of a personal pronoun, we normally use the object form of the pronoun (me, you, him, her, us, them): … Comparison: clauses (bigger than we had imagined) The second part of a comparison (underlined) is often a clause: … Comparison: comparisons of equality (as tall as his father) … Comparative forms Farther and further are comparative adverbs or adjectives. They are the irregular comparative forms of far. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them. Further is more common: … Superlative forms Farthest and furthest are superlative adjectives or adverbs. They are the irregular superlative forms of far. We use them to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning between them. Furthest is more common than farthest: … superlative | American Dictionarysuperlative noun[ C ] us/sʊˈpɜr·lə·t̬ɪv/ superlativenoun[C] (GRAMMAR)grammar the form of an adjective or adverb that shows the thing or action described has more of the quality than all others of the same type: "Funniest" is the superlative of "funny." "Most" is the superlative of "more" and "many." superlative adjective[ not gradable ] us/sʊˈpɜr·lə·t̬ɪv/ superlativeadjective[not gradable] (GRAMMAR)of or relating to the superlative of an adjective or adverb: The superlative form of "slow" is "slowest." Examples of superlativesuperlative A brick of a book (in small print !), it deserves all of the superlatives heaped upon it. They do not have comparatives or superlatives. Comprehension and production of comparatives and superlatives. Let us understand what we are talking about, and the limits of what is possible, before we exhaust ourselves in superlatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is inclined to act, if not to speak, in superlatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder what superlatives the report will find to describe the situation which besets the industry when we see it next year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not necessarily use the same superlatives as he did. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He and the club are everything they could and should be, and one can only use superlatives in describing his work and his value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No superlatives have been too far over the top for some of the protagonists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I appreciate that it is not our custom to use superlatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I sometimes think that it is difficult during these debates, because the superlatives have so often been used before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One has almost exhausted the superlatives in trying to describe it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to use superlatives, but, of course, it can become, in some respects, a very evil racket indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that it is far too full of adjectives, superlatives, political correctness and in particular a kind of vagueness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He went on to say that it is an industry of superlatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of superlative These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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