superlative

superlative /sju:'pə:lətiv/
  • tính từ
    • tột bực
      • superlative wisdom: sự khôn ngoan tột bực
    • (ngôn ngữ học) cao cấp (cấp so sánh)
      • superlative degree: cấp cao nhất
  • danh từ
    • độ tuyệt đối, thể tuyệt đối, mức tuyệt đối
    • (ngôn ngữ học) cấp (so sánh) cao nhất; dạng (so sánh) cao nhất
    • his talk is all superlatives
      • câu chuyện của nó toàn là chuyện phóng đại

Xem thêm: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, meridian, tiptop, top, greatest, sterling(a)



superlative

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)

    the critics lavished superlatives on it

  • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, meridian, tiptop, top

    his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty

    the artist's gifts are at their acme

    at the height of her career

    the peak of perfection

    summer was at its peak

    ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame

    the summit of his ambition

    so many highest superlatives achieved by man

    at the top of his profession

  • the superlative form of an adjective

    `best' is the superlative form of `good'


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

superlatives
syn.: acme elevation greatest height meridian peak pinnacle sterling(a) summit tiptop top