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<< review queue entry 66775 - submitted by 'gregboothe' >> used as a verb, perhaps short for 更胜一筹 ------------------------------ Editor: thanks 更勝一籌 and 更勝 are obviously related. 更勝 is "superior to" and tends to be followed by a noun. 更勝一籌 is more like "superior by a notch" and tends to come at the end of a sentence. 1) 更勝 時值九二一震災後的一月餘，又逢農曆十五，入夜的圓月明澄如鏡，更勝災變時的中秋。 Today, a little more than a month after the 21 September earthquake, we have once again seen the full moon hanging round and bright in the sky, more beautiful still than the Harvest Moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival a few days after the disaster. 知人善任與創造更好的工作環境，如此可能更勝於專業背景的要求。 Being a good judge of people's character and abilities, and creating a better working environment, were more important than a specialist background. 金門貢糖是廈門師父陳世命在民國二十幾年時引進，由於金門地區乾旱土質所產的花生粒小而圓，氣味濃郁，製成貢糖更勝廈門。 Tribute candy was first brought to Kinmen from Xiamen by master-candy-maker Chen Shih-ming in 1931. But while tribute candy has its origins in Fujian, most people agree that the candy of Kinmen is even better than that of Xiamen, in part because Kinmen's dry soil produces a smaller, rounder and more flavorful peanut. 走訪幾家位於華府的美國智庫，可發現這些地方門禁森嚴更勝政府機關，連已經約好的來客，都還得經過層層的保全關卡。 Visiting several Washington area think tanks, you quickly discover that security is tight. Even if you have made an appointment ahead of time, you still have to go through a number of security barriers. 在金門島地面下的軍事工程，工事之奇偉，更勝於地上。 The majestic construction projects underground on Kinmen surpass by far those that are above ground. 當醫界成為箭靶時，也有社工人員指出，家暴預先防治更勝於事後補救。 While the medical sector is being crucified, social workers explain that when it comes to domestic violence, an ounce of prevention is truly worth more than a pound of cure. 再加入人力派遣業這個媒人後，三角關係的複雜度更勝以往。 With the addition of the temp worker, the always complex relationship between labor and capital, now a triangular one, has become even more complex than before. 建立夥伴關係更勝於營利。 building relationships is more important than making profit. 活動力更勝常人 showing a lot more vitality than the average person can muster! 2) 更勝一籌 近年來，不少赴國外留學的人都反映，大陸留學生的英語能力不但不輸英語熱了好幾十年的台灣留學生，在字彙和表達能力上還更勝一籌。 Over the last few years, many Taiwanese students who have studied abroad have commented that their mainland-Chinese counterparts speak better English than Taiwanese students do, and have a better command of English vocabulary. 「客家人吃苦 耐勞能力不輸山東人，手藝更巧，這些吃食在他們手上施展開來，往往更勝一籌，」 "The Hakka are no less industrious and willing to endure hardship than Shandong people, but they are even more skillful, so that in their hands these foods often turn out even better," 真是社會版的尚鬼風氣，較電視節目更勝一籌！ Television responds to this need in people by joining in with the celebration of the supernatural, and suddenly our screens are filled with the self-appointed pundits of the ghost world. 福壽山茶比阿里山茶更勝一籌， believes that the teas of Fushou are superior to Mt. Ali teas. 色彩鮮豔度及均勻度都更勝一籌。 Plasma TVs win out in terms of brightness, contrast and color saturation. |
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# + 更勝 更胜 [geng4 sheng4] /to be even better than/ # + 更勝 更胜 [geng4 sheng4] /to be even better than/to be superior to/ + 更勝一籌 更胜一筹 [geng4 sheng4 yi1 chou2] /superior by a notch/a cut above/even better/ |