有一些来自拉丁语的形容词如superior、junior、major、senior、inferior、prior、anterior、posterior等词本身常常含有比较级意义，因此不能在它们的前面加more,又由于它们并不真正地表示比较，所以不能用在有明确比较意义的than结构中。
考点1.这类词前面不能加more：
The songs of Bob Dylan are very poplar amony young people who regard him
A B
as more supurior to other musicians.(改错)
C D（托福真题）
如果掌握了以上知识点，这个题就是送分题，C处错误，去掉more.
superior [su??p?ri?r]
adj.(在品质上)更好的;占优势;更胜一筹;(在级别、重要性或职位上)更高的;有优越感的;高傲的
n.级别(或地位、职位)更高的人;上级;上司;用作宗教团体领导的头衔
复数： superiors
译为：
Bob Dylan的歌曲在年轻人当中非常流行，他们认为Bob Dylan比其他的音乐家要更胜一筹。
考点2.这类词不能与than连用表示比较级，一般可以和to连用：
1）、Many drama critics consider Richard Burton’s interpretation of Hamlet superior than
A B
Sir Lawrence Oliver’s version produced several years earlier.
C D（托福真题）
如果朋友们看了今天的文章，学到了这个知识点，可以轻松秒杀选B，改为to.
许多戏剧评论家认为理查德·伯顿对哈姆雷特的诠释优于劳伦斯·奥利弗爵士几年前的版本。
再如：
This model is technically superior to its competitors.
这一款式在技术上超过了与之竞争的产品。
We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends.
我们的关系要比我们其他许多朋友的关系好得多。
2）、His method of doing research work is hardly appreciated; he feels inferior than others.
A B C D E(研考真题)
秒解E，改为：to.
他做研究工作的方法很难被人赏识，他觉得比别人差。
inferior [?n?f?ri?r]
adj.较差的;次的;比不上…的;级别低的;较低的
n.不如别人的人;级别(或地位)低的人 复数： inferiors
Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation.
他那篇文章的含意是，当家庭主妇远远不如所有其他职业。
Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
现代音乐常被认为不如过去的。
3）改错：
The assyrians’ genius for gonernment was far inferior than their appetite for conquest.
A B C D
是不是容易到有点手发软的感觉，还是秒选C，改为：to.
亚述人的天赋远不如征服的欲望。
4）.Prior his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter.
A.to B.of C.in D.from (研考真题)
别不好意思，这题还是秒选：A。临走前，他给女儿写了一封信。
prior [?pra??r]
adj.先前的;较早的;在前的;优先的;占先的;较重要的;在前面的
n.(小隐修院)院长;(隐修院)会长，副院长
复数： priors
during the week prior to the meeting
在开会前的一周内
Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York.
在去日本之前，他去了纽约。
It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.
在种植前给土壤增肥很重要。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Just phone in your order three or more days prior to departure.
在出发的三天之前打电话预订即可。
It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.
冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
It happened prior to his arrival.
这事发生在他到达以前。
More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called "preparation for future learning."
十多年前,当时在范德比尔特大学工作的认知科学家约翰·布兰斯福德和丹尼尔·施瓦茨发现,年轻人与儿童的区别不在于保留事实或将先前的知识应用于新情况的能力,而在于一种他们称之为"为未来学习做好准备"的品质。
六级真题- 2015年 12月 3卷 阅读A
5).This watch is to all the other watches on the manket.
A.superior B.advantageous C.super D.beneficial(研考真题)
秒选A，不解释。
这块手表比市面上任何手表都要品质优良一些。
junior [?d?u?ni?r]
adj.
地位(或职位、级别)低下的;青少年的;(尤用于美国，置于同名父子中儿子的姓名之后)小
n.
职位较低者;低层次工作人员;青少年;青少年运动员;小学生
She is junior to me.
她职位比我低。
major [?me?d??r]
adj.
主要的;重要的;大的;严重;大调的
n.
少校;主修课程;专业课;主修学生;主修生
v.
主修，专攻
In France, 27 major cities are soon to be cabled
法国有27座大城市不久将安装有线电视。
Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
也许实现统一最大的绊脚石是驻扎在韩国的军队。
There will be a major incentive among TV channels to keep standards up
将会有重大举措鼓励各电视频道维持高标准。
The robots have provided major benefits to farmers in various ways, from hunting and pulling weeds to monitoring the condition of every single fruit.
机器人从不同的方面给农民带来了巨大的裨益，从捕猎到杂草清除，再到监测每个水果的状况。
六级真题- 2018年 12月 1卷 阅读A
Our study will use a large corporate dataset from a major medical company to examine how technology extends our working hours and thus interferes with necessary cognitive recovery, resulting in huge health care costs and turnover costs for employers.
我们的研究将使用来自一个大医疗公司的大型企业数据集来检验科技是如何延长我们的工作时间，从而干扰了必要的认知恢复，导致了巨额的医疗费用和企业营业成本。
六级真题- 2018年 12月 3卷
senior [?si?ni?r]
adj.
级别(或地位)高的;成人的;高级水平的;(父子同名时，加在父亲的名字前)老，大
n.
较…年长的人;级别(或地位)较高者;上级;上司;资深成人运动员;高水平运动员
He is senior to me.
他的职位比我高。
Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses.
初级护士通常和较高级的护士一起工作。《牛津词典》
The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.
会议应由在座的职位最高的人主持。《牛津词典》
这两个例句看来要特别关注，特别加以记忆和推广。
Williams felt himself to be senior to all of them.
威廉斯自认为比他们所有人资格都要老。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
The position had to be filled by an officer senior to Haig
这个位置必须由一个职位高于黑格的官员来担任。
My brother is senior to me by two years.
家兄比我年长两岁。
He is three years senior to me.
他比我大3岁。
Francesca Haass, a senior at Middlebury, says, "I find the in-class ones are more stressful in the short term, but there is immediate relief as you swallow information like mad, and then you get to forget it all."
明德学院的一位大四学生费朗西斯卡·哈斯说，“我发现课上考试在短期看更有压力，但是当你疯狂的吸收所有信息后，会感到立即解脱，然后你就可以把它们全部忘掉。
四级真题- 2017年 12月 1卷
anterior [?n?t?ri?r]
adj.
前部的;前面的
They are in their essence logically anterior to God.
他们在逻辑上早于上帝的存在。
The brachioadialis is the most anterior member of the superficial muscle group.
肱桡肌是浅肌群中最前的一块.
posterior [pɑ??st?ri?r]
adj.在后面的;在后部的
n.臀部;屁股
This volume records various events that happened posterior to the end of the war.
这部书记录了战后继之发生的种种事件。
My arrival in New York is posterior to that of my friend.
我比我朋友后到纽约.