absolute

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈæbsəluːt/

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total and complete
- I've joined a class for absolute beginners.
- absolute confidence/trust/silence/truth
- ‘You're wrong,’ she said with absolute certainty.
- Clean water is an absolute necessity.
- Around them the darkness was absolute, the silence oppressive.
Extra Examples
- He demands absolute obedience from his men.
- They drove back to the house in absolute silence.
[only before noun] used, especially in spoken English, to give emphasis to what you are saying
- We must keep costs to an absolute minimum.
- This room is an absolute disgrace.
- They're talking absolute nonsense.
- He must earn an absolute fortune.
Extra Examples
- What an absolute idiot I’ve been!
- The way you treated her was an absolute disgrace.
- There's absolute rubbish on television tonight.
definite and without any doubt
- There was no absolute proof.
- He taught us that the laws of physics were absolute.
- The story offers no clear message, no absolute truth.
(of a legal decision) final
- The divorce became absolute last week.
see also decree absoluteTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
not limited in any way
- absolute power/authority
- an absolute ruler/monarchy (= one with no limit to their power)
existing or measured independently and not in relation to something else
- Although prices are falling in absolute terms, energy is still expensive.
- Beauty cannot be measured by any absolute standard.
compare relative

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.

absolute

noun

/ˈæbsəluːt/

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an idea or a principle that is believed to be true or relevant in any circumstances
- Right and wrong are, for her, moral absolutes.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.

单词	absolute
释义	absolute adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ˈæbsəluːt/ /ˈæbsəluːt/ jump to other results total and complete I've joined a class for absolute beginners. absolute confidence/trust/silence/truth ‘You're wrong,’ she said with absolute certainty. Clean water is an absolute necessity. Around them the darkness was absolute, the silence oppressive. Extra Examples He demands absolute obedience from his men. They drove back to the house in absolute silence. [only before noun] used, especially in spoken English, to give emphasis to what you are saying We must keep costs to an absolute minimum. This room is an absolute disgrace. They're talking absolute nonsense. He must earn an absolute fortune. Extra Examples What an absolute idiot I’ve been! The way you treated her was an absolute disgrace. There's absolute rubbish on television tonight. definite and without any doubt There was no absolute proof. He taught us that the laws of physics were absolute. The story offers no clear message, no absolute truth. (of a legal decision) final The divorce became absolute last week. see also decree absoluteTopics Preferences and decisionsc2 not limited in any way absolute power/authority an absolute ruler/monarchy (= one with no limit to their power) existing or measured independently and not in relation to something else Although prices are falling in absolute terms, energy is still expensive. Beauty cannot be measured by any absolute standard. compare relative Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’. absolute noun /ˈæbsəluːt/ /ˈæbsəluːt/ jump to other results an idea or a principle that is believed to be true or relevant in any circumstances Right and wrong are, for her, moral absolutes. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.
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