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  3. /surpassingly

surpassingly

UK/sə'pɑ:sɪŋlɪ/US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adv.

To an exceptional degree; surpassing all others

超群地;非凡地

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sur-over, above
+
passpress, squeeze
+
-ing-lycontinuous / action of
=surpassingly

sur- (above, ← super) + pass (step/go) + -ingly: in a way that steps above all others.

Root pass still carries 14 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.surpassingly beautiful美得超凡
  • 2.surpassingly rare极为罕见
  • 3.[surpassingly complex]复杂至极
  • 4.surpassingly strange奇异非常

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The cathedral is surpassingly beautiful.

  • 2.

    She was surpassingly skilled at the violin.

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