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excelsior

/ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔː/

Meanings
noun

三分活字

The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.

Examples :

"The printer explained that the small footnotes would be set in excelsior, which is even smaller than the text used in children's books. "
印刷工解释说，那些小小的脚注将会使用三分活字排印，这种字号甚至比儿童读物里的文字还要小。
type technical writing

Related Words

Illustration surpassing

surpassing verb

/sərˈpæsɪŋ/ /sɚˈpæsɪŋ/

超过，超越。

"Her hard work throughout the semester was surpassing all expectations, and she earned the highest grade in the class. "

她整个学期的努力超越了所有人的预期，最终获得了班级最高的成绩。

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

责任，义务，职责

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

责任是一项沉重的负担。(Zérèn shì yī xiàng chénzhòng de fùdān.)

Illustration demonstrated

demonstrated verb

/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/

示范，演示。

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

你能不能给我们示范一下这些新工具怎么用？

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

Illustration mattresses

mattresses noun

/ˈmætrɪsɪz/ /ˈmætrəsɪz/

床垫，褥垫。

"The store was selling mattresses at a discounted price for the holiday weekend. "

这家商店在假日周末打折出售床垫。

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

解释，说明，阐明。

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

解释《圣经》的一章.

Illustration furniture

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

家具，陈设。

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

椅子是家具。沙发也是家具。

Illustration surprisingly

surprisingly adverb

/sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/ /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/

令人惊讶地，出乎意料地.

"Surprisingly, my sister decided to volunteer at the animal shelter this weekend. "

出乎意料的是，我妹妹决定这个周末去动物收容所做志愿者。

Illustration substitute

substitute noun

/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/

替代品，代替物

"The substitute teacher was very good at explaining the difficult math concepts. "

代课老师很擅长讲解那些难懂的数学概念。

Illustration brilliant

brilliant noun

/ˈbɹɪljənt/

明亮型钻石， 璀璨宝石

"The jeweler carefully examined the brilliant, admiring its dazzling sparkle. "

珠宝匠仔细检查着那颗明亮型钻石，欣赏它那令人眼花缭乱的光芒。

Illustration footnotes

footnotes noun

/ˈfʊtˌnoʊts/ /ˈfʊtˌnoʊtɪz/

脚注，尾注

"consult the footnotes for more details"

查阅脚注以了解更多细节。

Illustration standardized

standardized verb

/ˈstændərdaɪzd/ /ˈstændərˌdaɪzd/

标准化，规范化。

"The company standardized its employee training procedures to ensure consistency across all departments. "

公司对其员工培训流程进行了标准化，以确保所有部门的一致性。