supreme

英 [su?'pri?m] 美[su?prim]

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1. re 和me 在一起很難發(fā)音，掉了個位置，超過神仙的. supreme court 最高法院.

supreme 至高無上的，最大的

來自中古法語 supreme,來自拉丁語 supremus,最高的，最高級形式于 superus,高的，位于上方

supreme: supreme: [16] Supreme comes ultimately from Latin suprā ‘a(chǎn)bove’ (a close relative of super). From this was formed the adjective suprēmus ‘highest’, which English adopted as supreme. Supremo is a 20th-century borrowing of the Spanish version of the word.
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supreme (adj.): 1520s, from Middle French suprême (15c.) and directly from Latin supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being "God" first attested 1690s; Supreme Court is from 1689.

1. Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly.: 最高統(tǒng)治權(quán)仍然掌握在最高人民會議手中。

2. MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.: 麥克阿瑟將軍曾是太平洋戰(zhàn)區(qū)盟軍的最高統(tǒng)帥。

3. The bicycle reigned supreme as Britain's most popular mode of transport.: 當(dāng)時自行車是英國最流行的交通工具。

4. Senator Sam Nunn reigns supreme over the Senate Armed Services Committee.: 薩姆·納恩參議員主導(dǎo)著參議院軍事委員會。

5. The campaigners held a sit-in outside the Supreme Court.: 運(yùn)動參與者在最高法院門外舉行了靜坐示威。