表達 X 比 Z 好、X 優於 Z、X 勝過 Z，可透過 X is better than Z (= Z is worse than X )、X is superior to Z (= Z is inferior to X )、X is a cut above Z (非正式)、X is more than a match for Z、X beats Z (非正式) ( 此句也可解釋為「 X (在比賽、競爭、選戰中等) 打敗 Z 」) 等，表達 X 比 Z 好，或 X 比 Z 更稱心、更可取、更適合，可透過 X is preferable to Z，表達 X 在水準或品質上高於 Z、比 Z 好，可透過 X is of a higher standard than Z (書面語) 或 X is of a higher quality than Z (書面語)，表達 X 領先 Z、X 比 Z 先進或好，可透過 X is ahead of Z，表達 較 Z 佔有優勢、優於 Z，可透過 have an advantage over Z 或 have an edge over Z ( 也可說 have an edge on Z )，表達 X 領先 Z 一步、X 略勝 Z 一籌，可透過 X is one step ahead of Z，表達 X 比起同類型或同性質的人事物都要來得更好、更高一等或更勝一籌，可透過 X is a cut above the rest (非正式) ( 或說 X is a cut above the others )，表達 X 領先或優於其他競爭對手，可透過 X leads the pack 或 X is ahead of the pack；此外，表達 X 比 Z 好得多或優得多、X 大大勝過 Z，可透過 X is much better than Z、X is far better than Z、X is a lot better than Z、X is a great deal better than Z、X is a good deal better than Z、X is head and shoulders above Z (非正式) ( 或說 X stands head and shoulders above Z )、Z is not in X’s league [lig]、X is out of Z’s league、Z is not in the same league as X、X is in a different league from Z、Z is not a patch on X (英式、非正式)、X runs circles around Z (非正式)、X runs circles round Z (英式、非正式)、X runs rings around Z (非正式)、X runs rings round Z (英式、非正式)、X leaves Z standing (非正式)、X outclasses Z 等，表達 比 Z 先進得多、好得多，可透過 be way ahead of Z、be far ahead of Z、be miles ahead of Z (非正式)、be streets ahead of Z (英式、非正式) 等，表達 X 比 Z 好得多，或 X 比 Z 稱心得多、可取得多、適合得多，可透過 X is infinitely preferable to Z ( 這裡的 infinitely 也可用 far、much、highly、greatly 等替換 )，表達 使 Z 黯然失色、相形見絀，可透過 put Z in the shade、overshadow Z、eclipse Z 等，表達 使 Z 自愧不如、相形見拙，可透過 put Z to shame，表達 和 X 相比顯得遜色、相形見絀、小巫見大巫，可透過 pale in comparison to X ( 或說 pale in comparison with X )，表達 X 和 Z 兩者無法相比、沒得比，其中一個明顯好過另一個，可透過 there’s no comparison between X and Z 或 X and Z are not in the same league，表達 比起相對應的人事物都要好得多、出類拔萃、鶴立雞群、獨領風騷，可透過 be head and shoulders above the rest (非正式) ( 其也可替換為 be head and shoulders above the others、stand head and shoulders above the rest、stand head and shoulders above the others )、be miles ahead of the rest (非正式) ( 其也可說 be miles ahead of the others )、be streets ahead of the rest (英式、非正式) ( 其也可說 be streets ahead of the others )、be in a league of one’s own 等。
