One was his direct superior.有一个人是他的顶头上司。
He always does what his superiors tell him.他总是依照上司的指示去做。
As a violin player, he has no superior.身为小提琴手,没有人能胜过他。

［同义词］ adj.  better, excellent, good, greater, higher n.  boss, chief, senior, supervisor
［反义词］ adj.  inferior n.  inferior, lower, underline
［词源］＜拉丁语superus＜super(优于…的)

superior用作形容词时,本身含有“较”的意思,故不再有比较级或最高级形式,用“superior...to...”表示“两事物的比较”。

用作定语
▲～+n.
 You're a very superior young woman.你是一个非常优秀的年轻女性。
He may be capable of jealousy when you have made superior progress in your work.当你在工作中取得较大进步时,他也会嫉妒你。
The test showed he was the superior player.这次测试显示出他是个非常优秀的选手。
She affected a superior air.她摆出一副高不可攀的样子。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
 Why does he look so superior?他为什么看上去那么傲慢?
Many students cheated in examination, but she was superior all that.许多同学在考试中作弊,但她是不至于会干出那种事情的。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
 The book is superior to that.这本书比那本书好。
The army was superior in number to its enemies.部队在数量上超过了敌人。
That Northerners should feel superior on the racial issue was understandable.美国北部人在对待种族问题上感到骄傲是可以理解的。