ラテン語のsuperbusから、優れた、壮大な、super, on, over, be, exist, becomeに相当する。
英語の語源
superb
superb: [16] Etymologically, superb denotes being ‘above’. It comes ultimately from Latin super ‘above, over’, which with the addition of the suffix *bh- produced superbus. This had the sense ‘superior’, and it also, from the notion of being ‘above oneself’, of thinking oneself ‘superior’, came to mean ‘proud’. English acquired it via Old French superbe. => super
superb (adj.)
1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, splendid; haughty, vain, insolent," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element perhaps is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729. Related: Superbious (c. 1500); superbly.
例文
1. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges.
ケーキやソフトプリンの餡にぴったりです。
2.My wife and I discovered some superb places to eat.
私と妻は食事の素晴らしい場所を見つけました。
3.There is a superb 18-hole golf course 6 miles away.
6マイル先に一流の18ホールゴルフ場がある。
4.Each of the rooms has a superb view of Pissouri Bay.
各部屋は、ピューリ湾の美しい景色を一望することができます。
5.The superb sets are enhanced by Bobby Crossman 's marvellous costumes.ボビー?クロスマンの絶妙な衣装は華やかな舞台を彩っている。