A supremacist is someone who believes their own race, religion, or group is naturally superior to others and should therefore rule over them.

A supremacist is someone supremacist 指的是這種人 who believes他相信 their own race, religion, or group自己的種族、宗教或群體 is naturally superior to others天生就比別人優越 and should therefore rule over them所以應該統治別人。

In practice the word is almost always preceded by the group in question — *white supremacist* is by far the commonest, and for many readers the word alone now calls that phrase to mind.

In practice實際使用時, the word is almost always preceded by the group in question這個字前面幾乎都會加上是哪個群體 — *white supremacist* is by far the commonest 'white supremacist'（白人至上主義者）是目前最常見的, and for many readers the word alone now calls that phrase to mind對很多讀者來說，光講這個字就會讓人聯想到那個說法。

It is a strongly negative label: nobody is described as a supremacist approvingly, and to call a person one in print is a serious charge, close to calling them a racist with a political programme. That last part matters — the word suggests not just prejudice in the heart but a belief about who ought to hold power, which is why it turns up in reporting about political movements and violence.

It is a strongly negative label這是個非常負面的標籤: nobody is described as a supremacist approvingly沒有人會被用讚許的語氣稱作 supremacist, and to call a person one in print在文字上稱某人為 supremacist is a serious charge是很嚴重的指控, close to calling them a racist with a political programme幾乎等於說他是有政治企圖的種族主義者。That last part matters最後這一點很重要 — the word suggests not just prejudice in the heart這個字不只暗示心裡有偏見 but a belief about who ought to hold power還暗示一種「誰該掌權」的信念, which is why it turns up in reporting about political movements and violence這就是為什麼它常出現在報導政治運動和暴力事件的新聞裡。

It also works as an adjective ("supremacist groups", "supremacist ideology").

It also works as an adjective它也可以當形容詞用 ("supremacist groups", "supremacist ideology")（像「supremacist groups」至上主義團體、「supremacist ideology」至上主義意識形態）。