transcend the executive, legislature and judiciary 超然於行政、立法和司法

transcend the executive, legislature and judiciary
繁：超然於行政、立法和司法
简：超然于行政丶立法和司法

因此，行政長官不僅僅是行政機關的組成成員，行政長官的權力也不僅僅限於領導特區政府，「雙首長」身份和「雙負責制」使行政長官具有超然於行政、立法和司法三個機關之上的特殊法律地位。

張曉明（2015年9月13日）。正確認識香港特別行政區政治體制的特點。文匯報，取自 http://paper.wenweipo.com/2015/09/13/HK1509130044.htm

Therefore, the chief executive is more than just a member of the administration, and his powers are not limited to guiding the SAR government. His or her identity as a “double chief” and the “dual responsibilities” gives him or her a special legal status that transcends the executive, legislature and judiciary.

Zhang Xiaoming’s controversial speech on Hong Kong governance: The full text. (2015, September 16). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1858484/zhang-xiaomings-controversial-speech-hong-kong-governance.