superlative
adj.
late 14c., from Old French superlatif "absolute, highest; powerful; best" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin superlativus "extravagant, exaggerated, hyperbolic," from Latin superlatus "exaggerated" (used as past participle of superferre "carry over or beyond"), from super "beyond" (see super-) + lat- "carry," from *tlat-, past participle stem of tollere "to take away" (see extol). Related: Superlatively; superlativeness.The noun is attested from 1520s, originally in the grammatical sense, "a word in the superlative;" hence "exaggerated language" (1590s).
〔李〕[super-=over在 ⋯之上；lat=to carry运送；-ive=-ing ⇒“carrying over all others ”高于其他一切的”→] a.of the highest kind；supreme最高的；极好的
〔李〕[super-=above在……之上；lat=to carry送；-ive a.=having the quality有……性质的→“being carried above the others被送到他物之上的”→]Ⅰa. of the highest degree最高级的