单词 | sublime |
释义 | Word Frequency sublime(səˈblaɪm) adjective 1. of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted 2. inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity 3. unparalleled; supreme a sublime compliment 4. poetic of proud bearing or aspect 5. archaic raised up noun the sublime 6. something that is sublime 7. the ultimate degree or perfect example the sublime of folly verb 8. (transitive) to make higher or purer 9. to change or cause to change directly from a solid to a vapour or gas without first melting to sublime iodine many mercury salts sublime when heated 10. to undergo or cause to undergo this process followed by a reverse change directly from a vapour to a solid to sublime iodine onto glass Derived forms sublimely (subˈlimely) adverb sublimity (səˈblɪmɪtɪ) noun Word origin C14: from Latin sublīmis lofty, perhaps from sub- up to + līmen lintel |
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