He is the fastest runner in this school.
(彼はこの学校でもっとも速い走者です。)
He swims (the) fastestof us all.
(彼は私たちの中でもっとも速く泳ぐ。)
Mike is the second tallest student in this class.
(マイクはこのクラスで2番目に背の高い学生です。)
She is by far[much] the best singer in this country.
(彼女はこの国で断トツに歌のうまい歌手だ。)
This is the least expensive camera in this store.
=This is the most cheap camera in this store.
(これがこの店でもっとも高くないカメラです。)
Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world.
(東京は世界で最も大きな都市の一つだ。)
慣用表現
It will take at (the) least two hours to get there.
(そこに着くまで、少なくとも2時間はかかるだろう。)
People are at their best when they are under pressure.
(人々は、プレッシャーの下にあるとき、最高の状態にある。)
He is the last person to tell a lie.
(彼は決してうそをつかない人だ。)
特殊な表現
原級・比較級で最上級の内容を表す(富士山構文)
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.
=Mt. Fuji is higher than any other mountain in Japan.
=No (other) mountain in Japan is higher than Mt. Fuji.
=No (other) mountain in Japan is as high as Mt. Fuji.
(富士山は日本で最も高い山だ。)
AというよりむしろB
The drama was not so much a tragedy as a comedy.
=The drama was not a tragedy so much as a comedy.
=The drama was less a tragedy than a comedy.
=The drama was more a comedy than a tragedy.
=The drama was a comedy rather than a tragedy.
(そのドラマは悲劇というよりは、むしろ喜劇だった。)