Word · Frequency #9889
supremacy
支配地位；霸权
核心释义
the power to dominate or defeat others; power over all others
- 1.
至高无上的性质。
The quality of being supreme.
- 2.
支配或击败的力量
power to dominate or defeat
- 3.
凌驾一切之权；霸权。
Power over all others.
至高无上；最高地位；至高无上的性质。；支配或击败的力量；凌驾一切之权；霸权。；至高无上
用法In use
The country's military supremacy allowed it to control the region for decades.
用法提示：名词“supremacy”表示“霸权；支配地位”，此处指军事上的绝对优势。
In a democracy, the supremacy of the law protects ordinary citizens from abuse of power.
用法提示：名词“supremacy”表示“至高无上；最高地位”，此处指法律拥有最高权威。
The company's technological supremacy helped it win customers all over the world.
用法提示：名词“supremacy”表示“霸主地位；绝对优势”，此处指技术上的领先地位。
supremacy over sth/sb
The empire maintained its supremacy over the region for centuries.
该帝国在该地区保持了数百年的霸权。
supremacy in sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- white supremacy
- 白人至上主义
- The movement is rooted in white supremacy.这场运动根植于白人至上主义。
- male supremacy
- 男性至上主义
- Male supremacy has been challenged by feminist movements.男性至上主义受到了女权运动的挑战。
- supremacy clause
- 最高条款
- The supremacy clause establishes federal law over state law.最高条款确立了联邦法律高于州法律。
- air supremacy
- 制空权
- The air force achieved air supremacy early in the conflict.空军在冲突初期就取得了制空权。
- claim supremacy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“supreme（最高的）”+“acy（状态）”，即最高权力状态——霸权。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：politics、law、military supremacy 通常用于正式场合，多出现在法律、政治或军事语境中。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与over连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -acy are spelling lookalikes, but none rhyme with 'supremacy' (/səprɛməsi/) due to different stressed vowels and final syllables. 'Supremacy' ends in /məsi/, while these words end in /krəsi/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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