最高级表示三者或三者以上的人或物进行比较时,用最高级。形容词的最高级前面要加定冠词the,副词最高级前面的the可以省略。在含有最高级的句子中,常有一个in/of/among短语来表示比较范围。屈折语一般用一定的屈折变化表示形容词的比较。普通比较称为比较级,最高比较称为最高级。
例句
最高级 She is the best in her class.
比较级 She is better than any other student in her class. /No other student in her class is better than her.
原级No other student in her class is as good as her.