excellence
n
1 [U] ~ (in/at sth) quality of being excellent; great merit 优秀; 卓越; 杰出
a prize for excellence in furniture design 家具设计优秀奖
known for excellence in/at all forms of sport 因精於各项体育运动而知名.
2 [C] (fml 文) thing or quality in which a person excels 优点; 长处
They do not recognize her many excellences. 他们无视她的各种长处.
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read