单词 | absolute |
释义 | Word Frequency absolute(ˈæbsəˌluːt) adjective 1. complete; perfect 2. free from limitations, restrictions, or exceptions; unqualified an absolute choice 3. having unlimited authority; despotic an absolute ruler 4. undoubted; certain the absolute truth 5. not dependent on, conditioned by, or relative to anything else; independent an absolute term in logic the absolute value of a quantity in physics 6. pure; unmixed absolute alcohol 7. (of a grammatical construction) syntactically independent of the main clause, as for example the construction Joking apart in the sentence Joking apart, we'd better leave now 8. grammar (of a transitive verb) used without a direct object, as the verb intimidate in the sentence His intentions are good, but his rough manner tends to intimidate 9. grammar (of an adjective) used as a noun, as for instance brave in the sentence Fortune favours the brave 10. physics a. (postpositive) (of a pressure measurement) not relative to atmospheric pressure the pressure was 5 bar absolute Compare gauge (sense 18)b. denoting absolute or thermodynamic temperature 11. mathematics a. (of a constant) never changing in value b. Also: numerical (of an inequality) unconditional c. (of a term) not containing a variable 12. law (of a court order or decree) coming into effect immediately and not liable to be modified; final decree absolute 13. law (of a title to property, etc) not subject to any encumbrance or condition noun 14. something that is absolute Word origin C14: from Latin absolūtus unconditional, freed from, from absolvere. See absolveWord Frequency Absolute(ˈæbsəˌluːt) noun (sometimes not capital) 1. philosophy a. the ultimate basis of reality b. that which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete 2. (in the philosophy of Hegel) that towards which all things evolve dialectically |
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