above

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /əˈbʌv/    美 /əˈbʌv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Heaven. uncountable
    — A brother from another mother, sent from the above.
  2. Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page. uncountable
  3. Higher authority. uncountable
  4. betterment, raised status or condition. archaic,uncountable
    — Withal they saw of him that he had no doubt but that they should come to their above on the morrow,
形容词 adj.
  1. Of heaven; heavenly. not-comparable
  2. Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page. not-comparable
副词 adv.
  1. Directly overhead; vertically on top of. not-comparable
    — Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.
  2. Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. not-comparable
    — Nobody has lived in it since the summer of 1879, and it is fast going to pieces. For some three years before the date mentioned above, it was occupied by the family of Charles May
  3. Into or from heaven; in the sky. not-comparable
    — He’s in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above.
  4. In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. not-comparable
  5. Higher in rank, power, or position. not-comparable
    — He appealed to the court above.
  6. In addition. archaic,not-comparable
  7. More in number. not-comparable
  8. Above zero; above freezing. not-comparable
    — It was a cold day at only 5 above.
  9. On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal. not-comparable
    — The sparrow I saw was rufous above and off-white below.
介词 prep.
  1. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
    — He always put his coat on above his sweater.
  2. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
    — And God said, Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the mouing creature that hath life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the open firmament of heauen.
  3. Farther north than.
    — Idaho is above Utah.
  4. Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
  5. Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts. figuratively
    — to cut above average
  6. Higher in rank, status, or position.
    — to stand head and shoulders above the rest
  7. In addition to; besides. Scotland
    — above and beyond the call of duty
  8. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
    — That amount is way above our asking price.
  9. In preference to.
  10. Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
    — The owner was above taking more than a token salary.
  11. Beyond; on the other side.
  12. Upstage of.

词形变化

aboue alternative,obsolete aboue alternative,obsolete aboue alternative,obsolete aboue alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
above-cited above-described above-given above-mentioned above-named above-quoted above-said above-specified above-written
相关词
abovesaid aboves'd

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-?
Proto-Germanic *uz-
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-
Old English ar-
Old English ā-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *-anē
Proto-Germanic *ubanē
Proto-West Germanic *obanā
Proto-West Germanic *biobanā
Old English bufan
Old English abūfan
Middle English aboven
English above
From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.
The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-?
Proto-Germanic *uz-
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-
Old English ar-
Old English ā-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *-anē
Proto-Germanic *ubanē
Proto-West Germanic *obanā
Proto-West Germanic *biobanā
Old English bufan
Old English abūfan
Middle English aboven
English above
From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.
The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-?
Proto-Germanic *uz-
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-
Old English ar-
Old English ā-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *-anē
Proto-Germanic *ubanē
Proto-West Germanic *obanā
Proto-West Germanic *biobanā
Old English bufan
Old English abūfan
Middle English aboven
English above
From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.
The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb.
词源 4
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-?
Proto-Germanic *uz-
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-
Old English ar-
Old English ā-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *-anē
Proto-Germanic *ubanē
Proto-West Germanic *obanā
Proto-West Germanic *biobanā
Old English bufan
Old English abūfan
Middle English aboven
English above
From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.
The preposition, the adjective, and the noun derive from the adverb.
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