| 单词 | absolute |
| 释义 | absolute (once / 64 pages) adjn Use absolute as a noun or an adjective when you're so sure of something that you know it will never change. For example, a devout person's belief in life after death is an absolute; that person has absolute faith in the afterlife. Absolute can also mean "without any doubt," as in the case of an absolute beauty — such as a glamorous movie star or a supermodel — or "without limits," such as a dictator who has absolute power over the people. Or, absolute can describe a final demand that must be met, such as the absolute conditions a person buying a home might present to its seller — it's the last step and can make or break the sale. WORD FAMILYabsolute: absolutely, absoluteness, absolutes, absolutism+/absolutism: absolutisms, absolutist, absolutistic/absolutist: absolutists/absolutistic: absolutistically USAGE EXAMPLESThey agreed that claims of the “absolute character” of scientific truth, and the supposed triumph of Enlightenment reason, needed to be challenged. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) State Department on Sunday warned U.S. citizens in Istanbul to limit movements “to an absolute minimum” while the search for the assailant continues. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Consulate General in Istanbul on Sunday warned American citizens to keep their movements in the city “to an absolute minimum,” The Associated Press reported. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj perfect or complete or pure absolute loyalty absolute silence absolute truth absolute alcohol Syn|Ant direct lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact implicit, unquestioningbeing without doubt or reserve infinitetotal and all-embracing living(informal) absolute comparative, relative estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete relationalhaving a relation or being related 2adj complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers absolute freedom an absolute dimwit Syn downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step 3adj expressing finality with no implication of possible change an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority Syn unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion 4adj not capable of being violated or infringed Syn infrangible, inviolable inalienable, unalienable incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another 5adj not limited by law an absolute monarch Syn arbitrary based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice 6n something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative no mortal being can influence the absolute Hyper abstract, abstraction a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
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