Superlatives
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Superlatives
• 最高级的高等词汇构成:
• 如果形容词很短（单音节词），一般会加上"-est"后缀：
• 如果形容词很短（单音节词），一般会加上"-est"后缀：
Willy is the tallest guy in the building. 威利是这栋建筑里最高的人。
My boss is the craziest person I have ever known. 我老板是我认识所有人中最疯狂的一位。
与过去时态一样，最后一个辅音字母有时被双写：
thin -> thinnest (薄，最薄)
hot -> hottest (热，最热)
• 如果形容词很长，MOST 就用在形容词的前面：
She is the most intelligent woman in the company. 她是这个公司里最聪明的女人。
注意: 对于界定形容词是短还是长，并没有很严格的规定。很明显，单音节词被认为是短的，然而有些双音节词可以被认为短也可以认为长：
happy -> happiest或 most happy (开心)
ugly -> ugliest或most ugly (丑陋)
• 最高级的低等词汇构成，用LEAST：
August is the least profitable month for sales. 八月是销售最淡的月份。
Of the three major cosmetics corporations, Grevelon generated the least revenue for the year of 2008. 在三大化妆品公司中，格列拂浓公司是2008年度收入最低的。
Last but not least... 最后但是不是最少的。
• 某些常用的不规则最高级词：
good -> best
He's the best cook in town. 他是镇子里最棒的厨师。
He's the best cook in town. 他是镇子里最棒的厨师。
bad -> worst
What's the worst thing that could happen? 能发生什么最坏的事情呢？
What's the worst thing that could happen? 能发生什么最坏的事情呢？
far -> farthest (字面意思的距离)或furthest(字面或者抽象的距离)
The farthest south I have traveled in France is to Montpellier. 蒙彼利埃是我去过最南部的法国城市了。
Her birthday is the furthest thing from my mind.我完全一点不记得她的生日。
The farthest south I have traveled in France is to Montpellier. 蒙彼利埃是我去过最南部的法国城市了。
Her birthday is the furthest thing from my mind.我完全一点不记得她的生日。
• Best 可以用作一个名词或者副词:
I'm doing my best. 我正在尽全力。
Which song do you like best? 你最喜欢哪首歌？
练习 1
Following the example, create a sentence using the superlative form of the adjective in the blank.
Example: Polly owns the (expensive) necklace in the office = Polly owns the most expensive necklace in the office.
Kevin Connors is the man I have ever met.
Susie has the pair of socks.
Yesterday was one of the days I have ever experienced.
That was the movie ever made.
Horatio is a nice man, but he makes the chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted.
Example: Polly owns the (expensive) necklace in the office = Polly owns the most expensive necklace in the office.
Kevin Connors is the man I have ever met.
Susie has the pair of socks.
Yesterday was one of the days I have ever experienced.
That was the movie ever made.
Horatio is a nice man, but he makes the chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted.
Following the example, create a sentence using the superlative form of the adjective in the blank.
Example: Polly owns the (expensive) necklace in the office = Polly owns the most expensive necklace in the office.
Kevin Connors is the [not done] cheapest 1 man I have ever met.
Susie has the [not done] best 2 pair of socks.
Yesterday was one of the [not done] hottest 3 days I have ever experienced.
That was the [not done] most absurd 4 movie ever made.
Horatio is a nice man, but he makes the [not done] worst 5 chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted.
Example: Polly owns the (expensive) necklace in the office = Polly owns the most expensive necklace in the office.
Kevin Connors is the [not done] cheapest 1 man I have ever met.
Susie has the [not done] best 2 pair of socks.
Yesterday was one of the [not done] hottest 3 days I have ever experienced.
That was the [not done] most absurd 4 movie ever made.
Horatio is a nice man, but he makes the [not done] worst 5 chocolate chip cookies I've ever tasted.
1 cheapest: 'Cheapest' is the superlative form of the adjective 'cheap'. Because it only has one syllable, we create the superlative form by adding 'est' to the end of the word.
2 best: 'Best' is the superlative form of 'good'. The adjective 'good' is irregular in its comparative and superlative forms. Good / Better / Best
3 hottest: 'Hottest' is the superlative form of 'hot'. When constructing the comparative and superlative forms of many short adjectives, we must often double a consonant to spell the word properly.
4 most absurd: 'Absurd' has more than one syllable, so it takes 'most' in the superlative form.
5 worst: 'Worst' is the superlative form of 'bad'. It is irregular in the comparative and superlative forms. Bad / Worse / Worst.
练习 2
Following the example, create a sentence using the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in the blank.
Example: Icarus is (lonely) than Horatio = Icarus is lonelier than Horatio.
Some people say that Susie is the PR Director in San Francisco.
I think Bob is than Bruno.
Icarus is much than Stuart, the elevator boy.
Polly is in her office than she is in her apartment.
Delavigne Corp is the perfume company in the whole world.
Example: Icarus is (lonely) than Horatio = Icarus is lonelier than Horatio.
Some people say that Susie is the PR Director in San Francisco.
I think Bob is than Bruno.
Icarus is much than Stuart, the elevator boy.
Polly is in her office than she is in her apartment.
Delavigne Corp is the perfume company in the whole world.
Following the example, create a sentence using the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in the blank.
Example: Icarus is (lonely) than Horatio = Icarus is lonelier than Horatio.
Some people say that Susie is the [not done] prettiest 1 PR Director in San Francisco.
I think Bob is [not done] heavier 2 than Bruno.
Icarus is much [not done] more intelligent 3 than Stuart, the elevator boy.
Polly is [not done] happier 4 in her office than she is in her apartment.
Delavigne Corp is the [not done] best 5 perfume company in the whole world.
Example: Icarus is (lonely) than Horatio = Icarus is lonelier than Horatio.
Some people say that Susie is the [not done] prettiest 1 PR Director in San Francisco.
I think Bob is [not done] heavier 2 than Bruno.
Icarus is much [not done] more intelligent 3 than Stuart, the elevator boy.
Polly is [not done] happier 4 in her office than she is in her apartment.
Delavigne Corp is the [not done] best 5 perfume company in the whole world.
1 prettiest: 'Prettiest' is one of the superlative forms of 'pretty'. Because the word has more than one syllable, we create the superlative form by replacing the 'y' with 'iest'. Note: 'most pretty' is also an acceptable superlative form of the word.
2 heavier: 'Heavier' is the comparative form of the adjective 'heavy'. Short adjectives generally take 'er' and 'est' in the comparative and superlative forms respectively.
3 more intelligent: 'Intelligent' is a long (polysyllabic) adjective, so it requires the prefix 'more' in the comparative form. 'Less intelligent' and 'more intelligent' are both acceptable answers here.
4 happier: 'Happier' is one of the comparative forms of 'happy'. Note: 'more happy' is also an acceptable comparative form of 'happy'.
5 best: 'Best' is the superlative form of 'good'. The adjective 'good' is irregular in its comparative and superlative forms. Good / Better / Best
练习 3
Philip told me that Kevin's new suit was ugly. He wasn't joking. It is the suit I've ever seen. But to be honest, I'm much than most people.
Philip told me that Kevin's new suit was ugly. He wasn't joking. It is the ugliest 1 suit I've ever seen. But to be honest, I'm much more discerning 2 than most people.
1 ugliest: 'Ugliest' is the correct choice. It is the superlative form of the adjective 'ugly'. Example: That's the ugliest dog I've seen this month.
1 uglier: 'Uglier' is the comparative form of the adjective 'ugly', but we need the superlative form here (ugliest). We can recognize the need for the superlative form from the article 'the' which generally precedes the superlative.
1 more ugly: 'More ugly' is not a superlative, but a comparative, and therefore does not fit here.
1 uglyer: 'Uglyer' is not a real word. When we form the comparative of words that end in the letter 'y', we change the 'y' into an 'i'. Ugly: uglier.
2 more discerning: This is the best choice here. We need to use the comparative (more discerning) because the blank is followed by the word 'than' which signals a comparison. A 'discerning (person)' shows good judgement and understanding. Example: He's a little more intelligent than his pet parrot.
2 discerningest: 'Discerningest' is not a real word. 'Most discerning' is the superlative form of the adjective 'discerning', however it does not belong here.
2 discerninger: 'Discerninger' is not a real word. When we form the comparative of a word which is several syllables long, we simply add the word 'more' before it.
2 most discerning: 'Most discerning' is the superlative form, which does not belong here.
练习 4
Luna: Bob, do you want to hear about day I ever had?
Bob: You tell bizarre stories than people I know.
Bob: You tell bizarre stories than people I know.
Luna: Bob, do you want to hear about the most incredible 1 day I ever had?
Bob: You tell more 2 bizarre stories than most 3 people I know.
Bob: You tell more 2 bizarre stories than most 3 people I know.
1 the most incredible: 'The most incredible' is the superlative form of the adjective 'incredible'. For long adjectives such as 'incredible', the superlative form is created by adding the prefix 'the most' before the adjective. Luna is describing an amazing day.
1 the more incredible: 'The more incredible' is the comparative form of the adjective 'incredible'. Luna is not making a comparative statement here, but rather a superlative one.
1 more incredible: 'More incredible' does not work here because it is a comparative form. We must use the superlative form of the adjective 'incredible'.
1 most incredible: To create the superlative form of the adjective 'incredible', we must add the article 'the' to 'most incredible'.
2 more: The construction 'more...than' is a comparative one, which allows Bob to compare Luna's stories to the stories that most other people tell him. This type of construction is used with long (polysyllabic) adjectives (like 'bizarre') and is formed with 'More + Adjective + Than + Subject. Example: Horatio is more adventurous than Bob.
2 most: When comparing two (or more) things, we cannot use the superlative form. Also, we would need 'the' to precede 'most' in this particular construction to create the superlative form.
2 many: The term 'than' is used to make a comparison, not to describe the amount of bizarre stories which Luna tells.
3 most: 'Most' describes the countable noun 'people'. 'Most people' also completes the comparative construction which Bob is making between the stories Luna tells and those that other people tell him.
3 the most: 'The most' cannot be used here because Bob is not making a superlative statement, but a comparative one.
3 much: The noun 'people' is a quantifiable or countable noun, which cannot be described by 'much' which is only used for uncountable nouns.
练习 5
In terms of total sales, Kalvin Krime is successful cosmetics company in the United States. However, Delavigne is quickly becoming and more competitive. Of course, in terms of quality, Delavigne has always been respected company in the industry.
In terms of total sales, Kalvin Krime is the most 1 successful cosmetics company in the United States. However, Delavigne is quickly becoming more 2 and more competitive. Of course, in terms of quality, Delavigne has always been the most 3 respected company in the industry.
1 the most: The superlative form of 'successful' is 'the most successful'.
1 most: The word 'most' is the superlative form of the word 'more'. The article 'the' is required in this construction to create the superlative form.
1 many: 'Many' is used to describe an amount or quantities, we would not use it to describe the singular noun 'company'.
2 more: 'More' is the best choice here. 'More and more' is an idiom which expresses progression, or an increase.
2 most: We cannot use 'most' here. 'Most and more' does not make sense. The correct expression is 'more and more'.
3 the most: 'The most respected' is the best choice here because it correctly expresses the superlative form of 'respected'.
3 most: We must precede 'most' with the article 'the' in order to correctly express the superlative form of the adjective 'respected'.
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