中式英語之鑑:超級大國
116. 美國是個超級大國,不少人都夢想着能移民到那兒。
[誤] The United States is a super country, and many people dream of immigrating into it.
[正] The United States is a superpower, and many people dream of immigrating into it.
注:super- 是一個前綴,表示“特大的,超級的”等含義,例如:supermarket(超市),superstar(超級明星),superman(超人)等。superpower 是“超級大國”的習慣表達,power 本身也有“強國,大國”的含義,如:an industrial power(工業強國),the imperialist powers(帝國主義列強)等。用 super country 表示“超級大國”是中國式的英語。