first-rate
adj.
"of the highest excellence," 1660s, from first, adj. + rate, n. in a specific sense "class of warships in the British Navy." As a mere emphatic statement expressing excellence, by 1812. Colloquially, as a quasi-adverb, 1844.
| 词汇 | first-rate |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary first-rate adj. "of the highest excellence," 1660s, from first, adj. + rate, n. in a specific sense "class of warships in the British Navy." As a mere emphatic statement expressing excellence, by 1812. Colloquially, as a quasi-adverb, 1844. |
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