Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3513
superior
上级；上司
a person of higher rank or position, especially at work
- 1.
A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.
地位或质量更高的人,尤其是职位更高的同事
- 2.
one of greater rank or station or quality
上级；地位或质量较高者
- 3.
A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
上标字母、数字或符号
- 4.
the head of a religious community
宗教团体的领袖
- 5.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
能击败对手的斗士
占优势者；胜者；修道院院长；住持；上标字符；上标；地位或质量更高的人,尤其是职位更高的同事；上级；地位或质量较高者
In use
I need to discuss this issue with my superior before making a decision.
The new policy was explained to all employees and their superiors.
One of my superiors suggested I take a training course.
Connections
Collocations
- immediate superior
- 直属上级；顶头上司
- If you have any concerns, speak to your immediate superior first.如果你有任何顾虑，先和你的直接上级谈谈。
- report to one's superior
- 向自己的上级汇报
- All staff must report to their superiors before taking leave.所有员工休假前必须向自己的上级汇报。
- Father Superior
- 男修道院院长；住持
- Father Superior leads the monastery's morning prayers.男修道院院长带领修道院的晨祷。
- Mother Superior
- 女修道院院长；院长嬷嬷
- The Mother Superior has served the convent for twenty years.女修道院院长已经在修道院服务了二十年。
- superior general
- （宗教团体的）总会长
- The superior general of the order visited the local community.该修会的总会长访问了当地社区。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 super（超越）+ ior（表示“较…者”）联想：上司站在更高一级台阶上，能力地位都比你优。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：职场/机构、宗教团体、排版/技术资料 名词 superior 的常见义“上级、上司”多用于职场或机构等较正式场合，日常口语更常说 boss；在宗教语境中可指修道院院长等领袖，在排版语境中指上标符号，均比较专门。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 superior /suˈpɪriɝ/ 押韵的有：inferior /ɪnˈfɪriɚ/、interior /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/、exterior /ɪkˈstɪriɚ/、ulterior /ʌlˈtɪriɚ/；这些词的重音都在第二音节，末尾都是 /-ˈɪriɚ/。注意：senior /ˈsiːnjɚ/ 拼写以 -ior 结尾，但重音在第一音节，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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