mindmap root((迅速壮举自<br>由到达超越)) supremacy implies superiority over all others that is usually perfectly apparent or generally accepted: the ~ of Shakespeare among English dramatists. ascendancy sometimes implies supremacy, but its chief idea is either that of emerging domination or of autocratic use of power: struggled to maintain the ~ over the other teams in the league. arrival emphasizes the preceding travel or movement: an ~ delayed by fog and ice. advent applies to a momentous or conspicuous arrival or an appearance upon a scene especially for the first time: the ~ of a new age in space travel. freedom has a broad range of application and may imply anything from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated: ~ of the press. liberty suggests the power to choose or the release from former restraint or compulsion: the prisoners were willing to fight for their ~. license implies unusual freedom granted because of special circumstances: poetic ~; or may connote an abuse of freedom by willfully following one's own course without regard for propriety or the rights of others: the editorial takes considerable ~ with the facts. feat applies to an act involving strength or dexterity or daring: the ~ of crossing the Atlantic in a balloon. exploit suggests an adventurous, brilliant, or heroic act: his celebrated ~s as a spy. achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition: honored for her ~s as a chemist. celerity implies speed in working: got dinner ready with remarkable ~. alacrity stresses eager promptness in response to suggestion or command: the students volunteered with surprising ~.