sublimate

sublimate
[ˈsʌblɪmeɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.](in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
    （精神分析理论）使升华
    people who will sublimate sexuality into activities which help to build up and preserve civilization.
    要把性行为升华为有助于建立和保存文明的活动的人。
    ■transform (something) into a purer or idealized form
    使纯化，使净化；使高尚化，使理想化
    attractive rhythms are sublimated and integrated into a much larger context.
    迷人的旋律被升华和融入更恢宏的情境。
  2. (Chemistry). another term for sublime
    (化)。 同 sublime
noun
  1. (Chemistry)a solid deposit of a substance which has sublimed
    (化)升华物
派生
sublimation
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'raise to a higher status'): from Latin sublimat- 'raised up', from the verb sublimare
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