- excellence (n.)
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[excellence 词源字典] - mid-14c., from Old French excellence, from Latin excellentia "superiority, excellence," from excellentem (nominative excellens) "towering, distinguished, superior" (see excellent).[excellence etymology, excellence origin, 英语词源]