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Picture lining up several amounts side by side and pointing at the tallest pile: 'most' marks the top of that comparison — the greatest quantity, degree, or number of all. From there it bends two ways: toward 'the biggest share of a group' (most people) and toward 'the highest point on a scale of a quality' (the most beautiful). 'Most' is just the superlative twin of 'more' — where 'more' adds one step up, 'most' reaches the very top step.
可以想成把好幾堆東西並排比一比，然後指著最高的那一堆：most 標記的就是這場比較裡的最頂端——數量、程度或數目都最…更多收起
可以想成把好幾堆東西並排比一比，然後指著最高的那一堆：most 標記的就是這場比較裡的最頂端——數量、程度或數目都最大的那個。從這個畫面它岔出兩條路：一條走向「一群裡佔最大份的那部分」（most people＝大多數人），一條走向「某個性質在量尺上最高的那一格」（the most beautiful＝最美）。它其實就是 more 的最高級雙胞胎——more 是再往上一階，most 則是直接踩到最高那一階。原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
mostadv詞源 1/ˈməʊst/
- 1
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
- This is the most important example.
- Correctness is most important.
- 2
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
- the most tallest building in the world
- 3
To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
- This is a most unusual specimen.
- Most cruel edict! Sure, thy generous soul, Septimius, abhors the dreadful task of persecution.
mostadj詞源 1/ˈməʊst/
- 1
datedslangThe greatest; the best.
- PATTY:They announced this year's nominees for student council. And guess who's up for vice-president? Me! Isn't that the most to say the least?
mostpron詞源 1/ˈməʊst/
- 1
The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.
- Most want the best for their children.
- The peach was juicier and more flavourful than most.
mostnoun詞源 1/ˈməʊst/
- 1
The greatest amount.
- The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.
- 2
The greater part.
- Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.
- Most of the rice was spoiled.
- 3
A record-setting amount.
- Along with their massive size will come other “mosts”: they will likely be the longest living, the best educated, the wealthiest and the most wired/ wireless.
- Virginia had a number of "mosts” that made it appealing, if not representative of all Confederate states: the most citizens among the Southern states; the most slaves; the most men under arms; the most famous Southern generals; the most fighting within its borders; the most divided by the war (what other Southern state lost a quarter of its territory and saw a new state created out of that former territory?); and the most damaged by the war.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。