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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryex·cel·lent \ˈek-s(ə-)lənt\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin excellent-, excellens, from present participle of excellere DATE 14th century1. archaic : superior2. very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class• ex·cel·lent·ly adverbEnglish Etymologyexcellent mid-14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. excellent, from L. excellentem (nom.excellens), prp. of excellere (see excel). First record of excellency "high rank" is c.1200; as a title of honor it dates from early 14c.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ excellentex·cel·lent / 5eksElEnt / adjective1. extremely good 优秀的；杰出的；极好的: an excellent meal 一顿美味佳肴 excellent service 优质服务 At $300 the bike is excellent value. 这辆自行车 300 块钱太合算了。 She speaks excellent French. 她法语说得好极了。 (informal) It was absolutely excellent. 这简直太好了。 2. used to show that you are very pleased about sth or that you approve of sth (用以表示愉快或赞同)好极了,妙极了: You can all come? Excellent! 你们都能来？太好了！ • ex·cel·lent·ly adv.Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishexcellent adj. VERBS appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound | become | consider sth The school is considered excellent. ADV. most, really, truly | absolutely, quite | rather | generally The meals are generally excellent. | uniformly The performances and recordings are uniformly excellent. | apparently | potentially | otherwise In an otherwise excellent issue about global warming, I found Jeremy Creed's article very unconvincing. PREP. at Clancey was excellent at keeping the kids under control. | for These potatoes are excellent for baking. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective meritoriously near the standard or model and eminently good of its kind FF1C;an excellent restaurant specializing in French cuisineFF1E; Synonyms: A1, bang-up, banner, blue-ribbon, ||boss, bully, ||bunkum, capital, champion, classic, classical, ||dandy, famous, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, front-rank, Grade A, number one, par excellence, prime, quality, royal, skookum, ||slap-up, sovereign, stunning, superior, ||swingeing, top, top-notch, whiz-bang; compare MARVELOUS 2, SUPREME Related Words: high-class, high-grade, proper; ||rum; distinguished, exceptional, premium; brag, incomparable, magnificent, nobby, sensational, smart, superb, superlative, terrific, tip-top, unsurpassed Idioms: all wool and a yard wide, beyond compare, out of this world Contrasted Words: mediocre; bad, inadequate, inferior, low, low-grade, low-quality, substandard; fourth-rate, second-class, second-rate; poor, shoddy, sorry, unsatisfactory, wretched; commonplace, mediocre, ordinary Antonyms: execrableWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedex·cel·lentI. \-nt\ adjective(sometimes -er/-est)Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin excellent-, excellens, from present participle of excellere to excel — more at excel1. archaic : excelling or exceeding in kind or degree2. : of high station, rank, or office — used as a title or in a mode of address and often cap. < the most excellent chief of the lodge will preside at the meeting >3. : meritoriously near the standard or model : very good of its kind : first-class < this vase is an excellent imitation of the antique >broadly : of great worth : eminently good < an excellent man > < excellent breeding > < crossbred wool was in excellent demand > < many excellent Americans are fighting this hysteria — Hugh Gaitskell >II. adverbEtymology: Middle English, from excellent (I) archaic : excellently, exceedingly

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