superior [ sju:'piriə, sju:pə- ]

• n.
  • one of greater rank or station or quality

    同义词： higher-up superordinate

  • the head of a religious community
  • a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

    同义词： victor master

  • the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

    同义词： Lake Superior

  • a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
  • a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

    同义词： superscript

• adj.
  • of high or superior quality or performance

    "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

  • of or characteristic of high rank or importance

    "a superior officer"

  • (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

    "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

  • written or printed above and to one side of another character

    同义词： superscript

  • having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

    "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

  • having a higher rank

    "superior officer"

    同义词： ranking(a) higher-ranking

  • (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

    "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"

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