absolute

absolute
[ˈabsəluːt]
adjective

not qualified or diminished in any way; total
完全的，绝对的
absolute secrecy.
绝密。
absolute silence.
完全寂静。
the attention he gave you was absolute.
他对你的关切是全心全意的。
■used for general emphasis when expressing an opinion
[用于强调]彻头彻尾的，十足的
the policy is absolute folly.
这项政策愚蠢透顶。
■(of powers or rights) not subject to any limitation; unconditional
（权力，权利）无限制的；无条件的
no one dare challenge her absolute authority.
没人敢挑战她的绝对权威。
the right to life is absolute.
生命权高于一切。
■(of a ruler) having unrestricted power
（统治者）权力不受约束的；专制独裁的
Dom Miguel proclaimed himself absolute monarch.
杜姆•米格尔宣称自己是至高无上的君主。
■(Law)(of a decree) final
(律)（法令）最终的。参见 decree absolute
the decree of nullity was made absolute.
此无效宣判为最终裁决。
■(Law)
(律)。见 absolute title
viewed or existing independently and not in relation to other things; not relative or comparative
独立的；非相对（或相比较）而言的
absolute moral standards.
绝对道德标准。
■(Grammar)(of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest of the sentence, as in dinner being over, we left the table
(语法)（结构）独立的（如dinner being over, we left the table）
■(Grammar)(of a transitive verb) used without an expressed object (e.g. guns kill)
(语法)（及物动词）不带特定宾语的（如guns kill）
■(Grammar)(of an adjective) used without an expressed noun (e.g. the brave)
(语法)（形容词）不带被修饰名词的（如the brave）

noun

(Philosophy)a value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things
(哲)绝对
good and evil are presented as absolutes.
善与恶被描述成绝对的。
■(the absolute)(Philosophy)that which exists without being dependent on anything else
(哲)绝对事物
■(the Absolute)ultimate reality; God
最高实在；上帝

派生
absoluteness
noun
语源

late Middle English : from Latin absolutus 'freed, unrestricted', past participle of absolvere (see absolve)

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