superlative degree
collocation最高级（语法）
In English, we form the superlative degree by adding '-est' or using 'most'.
在英语中，我们通过加‘-est’或使用‘most’来构成最高级。
极好的；最佳的
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极好的；最佳的
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality
The chef prepared a superlative meal that impressed all the guests.
那位厨师准备了一顿极好的饭菜，给所有客人留下了深刻印象。
极好的；最高质量的
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.
与最高级有关的(形容词和副词的比较级)
Of or relating to the superlative degree (a degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs).
Her performance in the play was superlative, and the audience gave her a standing ovation.
她在剧中的表演非常出色，观众起立为她鼓掌。
We were lucky to find a superlative view of the mountains from our hotel room.
我们很幸运，从酒店房间看到了极美的山景。
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最高级（语法）
In English, we form the superlative degree by adding '-est' or using 'most'.
在英语中，我们通过加‘-est’或使用‘most’来构成最高级。
最高级形式
Write the superlative form of the adjective 'happy'.
写出形容词‘happy’的最高级形式。
极佳的表现
The athlete gave a superlative performance at the championship.
这位运动员在锦标赛中表现出色。
极好的质量
The company is known for the superlative quality of its products.
这家公司以其产品的卓越品质而闻名。
它的一些最喧嚣的权威人士坚持认为，这个时代无论好坏，都只能用最高级的比较程度来衡量。
From the opening of Charles Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859). Here 'the superlative degree of comparison' is a grammatical term, and Dickens uses it to say that people of that period described their times in extreme, inflated language.
出自查尔斯·狄更斯的小说《双城记》（1859年）的开篇。这里的“最高级比较”是语法术语，狄更斯用它来说明那个时代的人用极端、夸张的语言来描述自己的时代。
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用超级的 super 开头来记：superlative 就是超级好、最高级，像形容词最高级一样登顶。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing or speeches、grammar lessons 该词作形容词通常用于正式或书面语境。表示“极好的；最高质量的”时多用于正式评价；表示“最高级的”（语法用语）时常见于语法教学或语言讨论。日常随便的口语中用得较少。
Superlative is /sʊˈpɝlətɪv/. No common word rhymes exactly with its stressed pattern /-ɝlətɪv/. Relative is the closest lookalike: it shares the spelling -lative and the ending /-lətɪv/, but its stressed vowel is /ɛ/, not /ɝ/, so they do not rhyme. Alternative (/ɔːlˈtɝːnətɪv/) and affirmative (/əˈfɝːmətɪv/) share the stressed /ɝ/ and the final /-ətɪv/, but have different consonants after the vowel (/n/ and /m/), so they are only partial matches. Comparative has the same /-ətɪv/ ending but a different stressed vowel. Positive and native illustrate the varying pronunciations of -tive/-ative: /ətɪv/ in positive, /eɪtɪv/ in native.
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