most: [OE] Like more, most comes ultimately from prehistoric Germanic *maiz. Addition of the superlative suffix produced *maistaz, which passed into Old English as m?st. This subsequently evolved to most in Middle English under the influence of more. => magnitude, master, more
most (adj.)
Old English mast "greatest number, amount, extent," earlier m?st, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz (cognates: Old Saxon mest, Old Frisian mast, Old Norse mestr, Dutch meest, German meist, Gothic maists "most"), superlative form of Proto-Germanic *maiz, root of Old English ma, mara (see more). Used in Old English as superlative of micel "great, large" (see mickle). Vowel influenced by more. Original sense of "greatest" survives in phrase for the most part (c. 1400). Slang meaning "the best, extremely good" is attested from 1953. Also used as an adverb in Old English. Phrase make the most of (something) is by 1520s. Related: Mostly. Double superlative mostest is 1885, from U.S. Southern and Black English.
雙語例句
1. The most pleasurable experience of the evening was the wonderful fireworks display.
這個(gè)晚上最讓人高興的就是精彩的焰火表演。
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2. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.
美國早期的風(fēng)向標(biāo)大多截自平直的木板。
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3. Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.
這些酒中大部分都不適于人類飲用。
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4. Mark was condemned to do most of the work.
馬克被迫承擔(dān)大部分工作。
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5. I think I've got one of the most stressful jobs there is.