| 单词 | absolute |
| 释义 | absolute adj. & n. --adj 1. complete, utter, perfect (an absolute fool; absolute bliss). 2. unconditional, unlimited (absolute authority). 3. despotic; ruling arbitrarily or with unrestricted power (an absolute monarch). 4. (of a standard or other concept) universally valid; not admitting exceptions; not relative or comparative. 5. Gram. a (of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest of the sentence, as in dinner being over, we left the table; let us toss for it, loser to pay. b (of an adjective or transitive verb) used or usable without an expressed noun or object (e.g. the deaf, guns kill). 6. (of a legal decree etc.) final. --n Philos. 1. a value, standard, etc., which is objective and universally valid, not subjective or relative. 2. (prec. by the) a Philos. that which can exist without being related to anything else. b Theol. ultimate reality; God. Phrases and idioms absolute alcohol Chem. ethanol free from water or other impurities. absolute magnitude the magnitude, i.e. brightness, of a celestial body as seen at a standard distance of 10 parsecs (opp. apparent magnitude). absolute majority 1. a majority over all others combined. 2. more than half. absolute pitch Mus. 1. the ability to recognize the pitch of a note or produce any given note. 2. a fixed standard of pitch defined by the rate of vibration. absolute temperature one measured from absolute zero. absolute zero a theoretical lowest possible temperature, at which the particles whose motion constitutes heat would be minimal, calculated as -273.15 �C (or 0 �K). Derivatives absoluteness n. Etymology: ME f. L absolutus past part.: see ABSOLVE |
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