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    Supremely means "as much as it is possible to be." It is an adverb, and it goes in front of an adjective to push that adjective all the way to the top: supremely confident, supremely talented, supremely happy, supremely well organised. It does not just mean "very." It means there is no level above this one. If you say a singer is supremely gifted, you are saying you cannot imagine a more gifted singer.

    Supremely意思是 means "as much as it is possible to be."「as much as it is possible to be」(能到什麼程度就到什麼程度)。It它 is an adverb是個副詞,and而 it goes in front of an adjective它會放在形容詞前面 to push that adjective all the way to the top把那個形容詞推到極致:supremely confident像 supremely confident、supremely talented、supremely happy、supremely well organised。It它 does not just mean "very."不只是「很」的意思。It它 means there is no level above this one意思是再沒有比這更高的程度了。If如果 you say a singer is supremely gifted你說一個歌手 supremely gifted,you are saying你就是在說 you cannot imagine a more gifted singer你想不出還有比她更有天分的歌手了。

    Because of that, it sits mostly with that describe good or impressive qualities — confident, capable, skilled, beautiful, elegant. You will hear "supremely confident" all the time in sports writing. It can go with a bad quality too, and then it sounds a little dry or joking: "He was supremely ." That is a teacher or a journalist being clever, not everyday speech.

    Because of that正因為這樣,it它 sits mostly with adjectives that describe good or impressive qualities大多搭配形容正面、令人印象深刻特質的形容詞——confident, capable, skilled, beautiful, elegant像 confident、capable、skilled、beautiful、elegant。You你會 will hear "supremely confident" all the time in sports writing在運動報導裡常常聽到「supremely confident」。It它 can go with a bad quality too也可以搭配負面特質,and而 then這時候 it sounds a little dry or joking聽起來會有點乾、帶點開玩笑的味道:"He was supremely unhelpful."像「He was supremely unhelpful.」這種說法。That那 is a teacher or a journalist being clever是老師或記者在耍點小聰明,not everyday speech不是日常講話會這樣說。

    One more thing, and this is the part students miss: the word feels written, not spoken. It belongs in newspapers, book reviews, and formal praise. In ordinary conversation a student's friends would say "really confident" or "so confident." If you say "supremely confident" in a casual chat, people will understand you perfectly, but they may hear you as sounding . That is not wrong — it is just information about the room you are in.

    One more thing還有一點,and而 this is the part students miss這是學生常常沒注意到的地方:the word這個字 feels written, not spoken給人的感覺是用寫的,不是用說的。It它 belongs in newspapers, book reviews, and formal praise屬於報紙、書評和正式讚美的場合。In ordinary conversation平常聊天時,a Taiwanese student's friends台灣學生的朋友 would say "really confident" or "so confident."會說「really confident」或「so confident」。If如果 you say "supremely confident" in a casual chat你在輕鬆聊天時說「supremely confident」,people大家 will understand you perfectly會完全聽得懂你的意思,but但 they may hear you as sounding bookish可能會覺得你講話有點書卷氣。That這 is not wrong並不是錯的——it it is just information about the room you are in只是在告訴你,你現在是在什麼樣的場合裡講話。

    There is also a smaller, older use where it keeps its link to "supreme" as in "highest in rank," as in a ruler who governs supremely. You will meet this only in old or legal writing; it is not the meaning you need first.

    There有 is also a smaller, older use還有一個比較少見、比較舊的用法,where it keeps its link to "supreme"保留了跟「supreme」(至高)的關係 as in "highest in rank,"就是「地位最高」的意思,as in就像 a ruler who governs supremely一個以至高權力統治的君主。You你 will meet this only in old or legal writing只會在古老或法律文件裡遇到這個用法;it it is not the meaning you need first這不是你一開始需要學的意思。

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組成supreme (highest, at the very top) + -ly (the ending that turns an adjective into an adverb, telling you HOW or TO WHAT DEGREE). So: in the highest degree.

同家族的字

  • supremethe adjective this comes from — highest in rank or degree, as in the Supreme Court
  • supremacythe noun for the state of being highest or in total control

原始詞典資料1 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。

supremelyadv/səˈpɹimli/

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    To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree.

    • They were supremely confident at the beginning of the season.
    • The second half was a test United passed supremely. They began with an equaliser that again illustrated how ruthless their attacking play can be.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。