These two letters stand for the Latin phrase 'id est'.

这两个字母代表拉丁短语" id est" 。

Superlatives often have an –est ending, as in oldest or biggest.

最高级常以 -est ，在“最老的”或“最大的”中。

The Sage realizes that pulchrum est paucorum hominum — that beauty is for the few.

智者意识到，好是属于少数人的。

I'm taking it to my pottery class tonight – we're having a competition for " est pot" .

嗯，我今晚要把它带到我的陶艺课上，我们有一场“Est pot”的比赛。

Reuters reports say U.N. Security Council is to meet publicly on Ukraine at 9 p.m. EST on Monday.

据路透社报道，联合理会将于部时间周一晚上9点就乌克兰问题举行公开会议。

The Latin expression here is " id est" – " i.e." means " that is."

这里的拉丁语表达是“id est” ——“即” 。

And with a superlative, we add usually " est" .

对于最高级，我们通常添加“est”。

The mission above New Mexico began shortly after 08: 30 EST (15: 30 BST).

新墨西哥州上空的任务在部时间 08: 30（英夏令时 15: 30）后不久开始。

Habere est Haberi, which means, " What you possess, possesses you."

Habere est Haberi，意思是“你拥有什么， 就拥有你” 。

If I have " est" here, I don't need " most" .

果我这里有“est” ，我就不需要“most” 。

We can only change the " y" to " i" and add " est" .

我们只能把“y”改成“i”再加上“est”。

" Il est parti--his man and his baggage have gone away too" !

“I est parti——他的人和他的行李也走了”！

Even though it's est, it sounds like a short I tallest, tallest.

即使它是 est， 它听起来像一个矮个子， 我最高，最高。

What you normally do is you add 'st' or 'est' to the end of the verb.

您通常会在动词末添加“st”或“est”。

Because these two end with these endings, we're going to make it " est" .

因为这两个以这些局束，我们要把它变成“est”。

So, we use the root word and we just add the " er" or the " est" .

所以，我们使用词根，我们只添加“er”或“est”。

Once we have counted the vowel sounds, we use " est" or " the most" .

一旦我们计算了元音的发音，我们就使用“est”或“the most”。

So if your word has one syllable, it's always going to be " est" .

所以果你的单词有一个音节，它总是会是“est”。

So, how do you know which adjective will get " est" and which one will get " the most" ?

那么，您怎么知道哪个形容词会变成“est”，哪个形容词会变成“most”呢？

If your word is small and it has one syllable, you're going to use " est" .

果你的单词很小并且只有一个音节，你将使用“est”。