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单词 transcend
释义 tran·scend
\tranˈsend, traanˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin transcendere to climb across, surmount, transcend, from trans- + -scendere (from scandere to climb) — more at scan
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to rise above or go beyond the limits of : exceed
  < servants whose loyalty and devotion transcend national and cultural boundaries — C.J.Friedrich >
  < instinctive courtesy which transcends mere good manners — Richard Joseph >
  < to possess by self-mastery the sources of love and hate is to transcend good and evil — Havelock Ellis >
 b. : to extend above or beyond (as the universe)
  < transcend material existence >
  < the Christian message transcends all temporal civilizations — Maria Sulzbach >
2. : to outstrip or outdo in some attribute, quality, or power : surpass
 < some of the electrons … transcend this speed and take their leave — K.K.Darrow >
 < her compass transcended that of her companions in the band — Thomas Hardy >
 < whose hatred, he says, transcends that of all other races — Times Literary Supplement >
 < one who has infinitely transcended him in reputation — Richard Garnett †1906 >
3. obsolete : to cross or climb over : mount
4. : to cause to rise or go upward : elevate, raise
 < man being transcended toward the universal as worker and citizen — H.M.Parshley >
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to travel upward or onward : ascend
2. : excel, surpass
 < it is the function of genius to transcend >
Synonyms: see exceed
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