excellence
/ˈeksələns/noun
उच्चारण एक्सलन्स
उत्कृष्टता, श्रेष्ठता
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[U] ~ (in sth)
the quality of being extremely good
उत्कृष्टता, श्रेष्ठता
- a centre of excellence
- an award for excellence in teaching
- The school is well known for its academic excellence.
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- Radhika received a medal for excellence in mathematics.
- Our aim is excellence in everything we do.
Synonyms distinction merit quality superiority brilliance
Opposite mediocrity inferiority imperfection
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
excellence (uncountable noun)
Excellence is uncountable: it takes no article and has no plural in ordinary use.
'Excellence' uncountable noun है: इसके साथ article नहीं आता और सामान्य प्रयोग में इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- The school is known for academic excellence.
- Radhika strives for excellence in everything she does.
excellence in / at + noun or -ing
Use in or at for the field where someone is excellent, followed by a noun or a gerund.
जिस क्षेत्र में कोई उत्कृष्ट हो, उसके लिए in या at आता है, जिसके बाद noun या gerund आता है।
- He won an award for excellence in teaching.
- Her excellence at chess surprised everyone.
the excellence of sth
With the and of, it names the high quality of a particular thing.
The और of के साथ यह किसी विशेष वस्तु की उच्च गुणवत्ता को बताता है।
- Everyone praised the excellence of the food.
centre of excellence
A fixed phrase for an institution known for the best work in a subject. Note the British spelling centre.
यह स्थिर phrase किसी विषय में सर्वश्रेष्ठ कार्य के लिए प्रसिद्ध संस्था के लिए है। British spelling 'centre' पर ध्यान दें।
- The institute is a national centre of excellence for medical research.
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adjective + excellence
academicartisticsportingtechnicaloutstanding
- The principal praised the students' academic excellence.
verb + excellence
achievestrive foraim atrewardrecognise
- The award recognises excellence in public service.
excellence + noun
awardcentreprogrammestandard
- She received an excellence award at the annual function.
noun + of excellence
standardlevelmarkpursuit
- The team has set a high standard of excellence.
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- The coach demands excellence from every player.
प्रशिक्षक हर खिलाड़ी से उत्कृष्टता की अपेक्षा करता है।
- He was honoured for his excellence in science.
विज्ञान में उत्कृष्टता के लिए उसका सम्मान किया गया।
- True excellence comes from daily practice and not from luck.
सच्ची उत्कृष्टता रोज़ के अभ्यास से आती है, भाग्य से नहीं।
- The school has a reputation for excellence in music.
विद्यालय की संगीत में उत्कृष्टता की ख्याति है।
- Few can match the excellence of her handwriting.
उसकी लिखावट की उत्कृष्टता की बराबरी बहुत कम लोग कर सकते हैं।
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✗ He is an excellence student of our class.
✓ He is an excellent student of our class.
An adjective is needed before the noun student.
Noun 'student' से पहले adjective चाहिए, इसलिए 'excellent' लिखें।
✗ The college has achieved a great excellence in sports.
✓ The college has achieved great excellence in sports.
Excellence is uncountable and takes no a.
'Excellence' uncountable है और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता।
✗ She is excellent for mathematics.
✓ She is excellent at mathematics.
After excellent, the subject of skill takes at or in, not for.
'Excellent' के बाद कौशल के विषय के लिए at या in आता है, for नहीं।
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ex·cel·lence
With double l and -ence (not 'excellance' or 'exellence').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ex-cel-lence, दो l और अंत में -ence ('excellance' या 'exellence' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The verb excel has one l, but excelled and excelling double it.
Verb excel में एक l, पर excelled और excelling में दो।
Title: Your Excellency is used to address an ambassador or a governor.
उपाधि Your Excellency राजदूत या राज्यपाल को संबोधित करने में आती है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Academic excellence, pursuit of excellence.
Collocations: academic excellence (शैक्षणिक उत्कृष्टता), pursuit of excellence (उत्कृष्टता की खोज या प्रयास)।