English Dictionary

superlative

IPA（発音記号）

/suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

名詞

くだけた表現

The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.

日本語の意味

最上級：あるものの状態や度合いが極端であり、比較の中で最も高い、低い、深い、遠いなどの極端な特徴を示す状態や程度。

Receiving the lifetime achievement award felt like the superlative of her career, the ultimate recognition of decades of work.

生涯功労賞を受けることは、彼女のキャリアにおける頂点であり、数十年にわたる仕事への最高の評価だった。

意味（1）

The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.

A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is the superlative of excellence.

意味（2）

(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.

The superlative of big is biggest.

意味（3）

(informal) An adjective used to praise something exceptional.

Daniel is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can’t think of right now!

superlatives （ plural ）