单词
supreme
英 [su?'pri?m]
美[su?prim]
基本信息
- adj. 最高的；至高的；最重要的
- n. 至高；霸权
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助记提示
1. re 和me 在一起很难发音，掉了个位置，超过神仙的. supreme court 最高法院.
中文词源
supreme 至高无上的，最大的
来自中古法语 supreme,来自拉丁语 supremus,最高的，最高级形式于 superus,高的，位于上方
英文词源
- supreme
- supreme: [16] Supreme comes ultimately from Latin suprā ‘above’ (a close relative of super). From this was formed the adjective suprēmus ‘highest’, which English adopted as supreme. Supremo is a 20th-century borrowing of the Spanish version of the word.
=> super - supreme (adj.)
- 1520s, from Middle French suprême (15c.) and directly from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being "God" first attested 1690s; Supreme Court is from 1689.
双语例句
- 1. Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly.
- 最高统治权仍然掌握在最高人民会议手中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.
- 麦克阿瑟将军曾是太平洋战区盟军的最高统帅。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The bicycle reigned supreme as Britain's most popular mode of transport.
- 当时自行车是英国最流行的交通工具。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Senator Sam Nunn reigns supreme over the Senate Armed Services Committee.
- 萨姆·纳恩参议员主导着参议院军事委员会。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The campaigners held a sit-in outside the Supreme Court.
- 运动参与者在最高法院门外举行了静坐示威。
来自柯林斯例句
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