中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴132

　　[误] 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- 是一个前缀，表示“特大的，超级的”等含义，例如：supermarket(超市)，superstar(超级明星)，superman(超人)等。superpower 是“超级大国”的习惯表达，power 本身也有“强国，大国”的含义，如：an industrial power(工业强国)，the imperialist powers(帝国主义列强)等。用 super country 表示“超级大国”是中国式的英语。