superb: [16] Etymologically, superb denotes being ‘above’. It comes ultimately from Latin super ‘above, over’, which with the addition of the suffix *bh- produced superbus. This had the sense ‘superior’, and it also, from the notion of being ‘above oneself’, of thinking oneself ‘superior’, came to mean ‘proud’. English acquired it via Old French superbe. => super
superb (adj.)
1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, splendid; haughty, vain, insolent," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element perhaps is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729. Related: Superbious (c. 1500); superbly.
中文解释
1. 比b 级货要好的.2. 超过了best, 比best还好。
实用例句
1. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
它非常适合做蛋糕和软布丁的馅儿。
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2. My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat.
我和妻子发现了一些就餐的极好去处。
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3. There is a superb 18-hole golf course 6 miles away.
6英里外有一个一流的18洞高尔夫球场。
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4. Each of the rooms has a superb view of Pissouri Bay.
每个房间都能将皮苏里湾的美景尽收眼底。
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5. The superb sets are enhanced by Bobby Crossman's marvellous costumes.