excelsior
/ekˈselsɪɔː(r)/noun
1- used in the names of hotels, newspapers, and manufactured products to indicate superior quality［用于旅馆、报纸和产品等名称中表示优质］精益求精：
they stayed at the Excelsior.
他们住在服务上乘的香港怡东酒店。
1.1
- mass noun N. Amer. softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture〈北美〉细刨花, 木丝（包装易碎物品或家具等用的填塞物）。
词源
late 18th cent. (as an exclamation)： from Latin, comparative of excelsus, from ex- 'out, beyond'+celsus 'lofty'.