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    Better than anything or anyone else — so good that nothing has ever gone past it. "Surpass" means to go beyond, to do better than; so "unsurpassed" means nobody has managed to do better.

    Better than anything or anyone else比任何人事物都好 so good that nothing has ever gone past it好到從來沒有東西超越過它 "Surpass" means to go beyond, to do better than'surpass'的意思是超越、做得比…更好 so "unsurpassed" means nobody has managed to do better所以'unsurpassed'的意思是沒有人做得比它更好

    It is a strong, formal, word, and you meet it most in writing: advertising, travel guides, museum labels, sports reporting, book reviews. "The view from the top is unsurpassed." "Her record remains unsurpassed after forty years." You can add a phrase to say in what way: "unsurpassed in quality", "unsurpassed for comfort", "unsurpassed by any modern player".

    It is a strong, formal, admiring word這是一個強烈、正式、帶著讚嘆語氣的字 and you meet it most in writing你最常在書面上遇到它 advertising, travel guides, museum labels, sports reporting, book reviews像廣告、旅遊指南、博物館說明牌、體育報導、書評 "The view from the top is unsurpassed."'The view from the top is unsurpassed.'(山頂上的景色無與倫比) "Her record remains unsurpassed after forty years."'Her record remains unsurpassed after forty years.'(她的紀錄四十年來無人打破) You can add a phrase to say in what way你可以加一個片語說明是在哪方面 "unsurpassed in quality", "unsurpassed for comfort", "unsurpassed by any modern player"像'unsurpassed in quality'、'unsurpassed for comfort'、'unsurpassed by any modern player'

    Two things worth noticing. First, it is quieter and more careful than "the best": it says nothing has beaten this, which leaves a small door open for something equal. That is why records are described this way — a record can be matched without being surpassed.

    Two things worth noticing有兩件事值得注意 First, it is quieter and more careful than "the best"第一它比'the best'更含蓄、更謹慎 it says nothing has beaten this它說的是沒有東西打敗過這個 which leaves a small door open for something equal這留了一個小空間允許有東西跟它一樣好 That is why records are described this way這就是為什麼紀錄會用這種方式來形容 a record can be matched without being surpassed一個紀錄可以被人追平卻沒有被超越

    Second, because it is a marketing favourite, it can sound empty when a company uses it about its own products; native speakers half-ignore "unsurpassed customer service" the way we ignore "世界第一" on a shop sign. Used about something real — a view, a record, a piece of music — it still carries full weight.

    Second, because it is a marketing favourite第二因為這是廣告文案的愛用字 it can sound empty when a company uses it about its own products當一間公司用它形容自己的產品時聽起來會很空洞 native speakers half-ignore "unsurpassed customer service"母語人士對'unsurpassed customer service'這種說法多半半信半疑地略過 the way we ignore "世界第一" on a shop sign就像我們會忽略店家招牌上的「世界第一」一樣 Used about something real但用在真正的東西上時 a view, a record, a piece of music像一片風景、一項紀錄、一首曲子 it still carries full weight它還是有十足的份量

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成un- (not) + surpassed. Surpass is sur- (over, above — from French) + pass, so "to pass over/beyond"; unsurpassed = not passed beyond by anyone.

同家族的字

  • surpassthe verb inside it — to do better than
  • passthe -pass part: to go by, to go beyond
  • surfaceshares the French sur- 'above, over' — the face on top

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。

unsurpassedadj

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    Not exceeded by others.

    • All grades of coal, deepmined and opencast, are produced, and Durham coking coal is unsurpassed for iron and steel making and is world-famous.

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