C2

be + superior/inferior/prior/senior + to + N

superior to, inferior to, prior to — so sánh gốc Latinh

Explanation

Một nhóm tính từ gốc Latinh đã mang sẵn nghĩa so sánh nên KHÔNG thêm more và KHÔNG dùng than: superior, inferior, prior, senior, junior, preferable. Tất cả đi với giới từ to. Bẫy thường gặp: Không dùng than và không thêm more: more superior than the older one ✗, superior to the older one ✓.

Examples

This model is superior to the older one.

Mẫu này tốt hơn mẫu cũ.

The materials are inferior to those in the sample.

Vật liệu kém hơn so với vật liệu trong mẫu.

No notice was given prior to the closure.

Không có thông báo nào trước khi đóng.

She is senior to me by two years.

Bà ấy hơn tôi hai bậc thâm niên, tính theo hai năm.

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