topmost

/ˈtɒpməʊst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtɑːpməʊst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtäp-ˌmōst How to pronounce topmost (audio)/ (ame, mw)

topmost — 形容詞

  • topmostpositive
  • more topmostcomparative
  • most topmostsuperlative

1. located at the very highest point or position of something — for example, the to

1.形容詞B2
釋義

最上面的

位置或層級最高的

located at the very highest point or position of something — for example, the topmost shelf in a bookcase, or the topmost branch on a tree.

例句

The book was on the topmost shelf, just out of Soo-jin's reach.

那本書放在最上層的架子上，Soo-jin 伸手也構不著。

topmost + shelf (physical position)

Kwame carefully placed the box on the topmost shelf in the storage room.

Kwame 小心地把箱子放在儲藏室最上層的架子上。

attributive use before noun

同義詞
  • uppermost

    interchangeable in most physical contexts; more formal and less common

  • highest

    broader in use — can refer to non-physical ranks (highest price), whereas topmost is mainly spatial or hierarchical

  • top

    shorter and more common; 'top shelf' is neutral while 'topmost shelf' stresses it is the one at the very peak

反義詞
  • bottommost

    direct antonym in spatial contexts

  • lowest

    more general antonym; works for both physical and metaphorical uses

文法句型

topmost + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively (before a noun). Predicative uses such as 'This shelf is topmost' are very rare in modern English.

常見錯誤

❌I put the vase on the top shelf.' (when meaning the very highest one)
✅I put the vase on the topmost shelf.
💡'topmost' emphasises the absolute highest point, while 'top' can mean simply 'the upper one'.