superb
/sjuːˈpɜːb/adjective
1
- excellent极好的:
a superb performance.
一流的演出。
2
- impressively splendid壮丽的, 辉煌的:
the Bey of Tunis was building himself a superb mausoleum.
突尼斯大公正在为自己建造一座壮观的陵墓。
2.1
- used in names of birds with attractive or colourful plumage, e.g. superb lyrebird羽毛鲜艳夺目的(用于鸟名中, 如羽毛鲜艳的琴鸟)。
派生词
superbly
adverbsuperbness
noun词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin superbus 'proud, magnificent'.