greater

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɹeɪtə/    美 /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/|[ˈɡɹeɪɾɚ]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. comparative form of great: more great comparative,form-of
    — The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Only the city zoo offers greater species diversity.
  2. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc. not-comparable
    — greater yellowlegs
  3. In the names of places or geographic features:; The larger geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place (especially if both share the same name). attributive,not-comparable
    — Greater Antilles
  4. In the names of places or geographic features:; Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement). attributive,capitalized,not-comparable,usually
    — Greater London
  5. In the names of places or geographic features:; Referring to a state at its fullest historical (or desired future) extent including colonies, annexed land, etc. attributive,not-comparable
    — Greater Armenia

词汇关系

衍生词
Greater Accra greater adjutant Greater Adria greater alar cartilage Greater Antilles greater argentine greater argonaut Greater Armenia greater bamboo lemur Greater Bendigo greater big-footed mouse greater bilby greater black-backed gull Greater Britain greater capybara Greater Caucasus greater celandine Greater China greater crested tern greater evil greater flamingo greater fool theory greater galago greater galangal Greater Geelong Greater Geraldton Greater German Reich greater glider greater good greater green leafbird Greater Hebrides Greater Iran Greater Israel greater kudu Greater London Greater Manchester Greater Middle East Greater Minnesota Greater Mongolia greater mouse-eared bat greater multangular Greater Napanee greater occipital nerve greater of two evils greater omentum greater one-horned rhinoceros greater palatine artery greater petrosal nerve greater plantain Greater Poland greater prairie chicken greater rhea greater roadrunner greater sac greater sandplover greater saphenous vein greater scaup Greater Shepparton greater short-toed lark greater siren greater spotted eagle Greater Sudbury Greater Syria greater than greater trochanter Greater United States Greater Upper Nile Greater Vancouver greater wax moth greater weever greater white-fronted goose greater whitethroat Greater Willington greater wing greater yam greater yellow-headed vulture northern greater galago to a greater extent
相关词
greatest

词源

词源 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
词源 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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