Of very good quality, or at the very highest standard. You use it about the best in a field — a top-class hotel, a top-class player, top-class research.

Of very good quality品質非常好 or或 at the very highest standard處在最頂尖的水準。 You你 use it about用它來講 the best in a field一個領域裡最好的那些 — a top-class hotel一流的旅館、 a top-class player一流的球員、 top-class research一流的研究。

It is more common in British English than American, and it turns up a lot in sport writing, where a top-class team or athlete means one good enough to compete at the highest level, not just a good local one. Notice the two slightly different jobs it does: sometimes it means "excellent" (top-class service = wonderful service), and sometimes it means "in the top group" (top-class football = the top league, whether or not any single match is good).

It它 than American比起美式英文 in British English在英式英文裡 is more common更常見 and it turns up a lot而且常出現 in sport writing在運動報導裡 where在那裡 a top-class team or athlete top-class 的隊伍或運動員 means指的是 good enough to compete at the highest level好到能在最高層級比賽的 one那種 not just不只是 a good local one地方上不錯的那種。 Notice注意 it does它做的 the two slightly different jobs兩份稍微不同的工作： sometimes有時 it means它的意思是 "excellent"傑出 (top-class service = wonderful service) top-class 的服務就等於很棒的服務 and sometimes有時 it means它的意思是 "in the top group"在最頂端那一群裡 (top-class football = the top league, whether or not any single match is good) top-class 的足球就等於最高聯賽，不管單場比賽好不好看。

It normally sits in front of the noun; people say "a top-class chef" far more often than "this chef is top-class", though that is possible too.

It它 normally通常 sits in front of the noun放在名詞前面； people人們 than "this chef is top-class"比起說 this chef is top-class far more often say更常說 "a top-class chef" a top-class chef though that不過那樣 is possible too也是可以的。