词汇 | superior |
词源 | superior [LME] This came via Old French from Latin superior ‘that is higher’, from super ‘above’. The noun use meaning ‘person of higher rank’ is recorded from the late 15th century. Supreme [LME] is one step higher, from supremus ‘highest’. |
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