| 单词 | transcendence |
| 释义 | transcendence (once / 25695 pages) n Transcendence is the act of rising above something to a superior state. If you were at a concert where the rock star jumped into the audience, the concert (and audience) may have achieved a state of transcendence. Transcendence comes from the Latin prefix trans-, meaning "beyond," and the word scandare, meaning "to climb." When you achieve transcendence, you have gone beyond ordinary limitations. The word is often used to describe a spiritual or religious state, or a condition of moving beyond physical needs and realities. One way to achieve transcendence spiritually might be to fast for a long time. If you have trouble letting go of material needs, then you will have a difficult time achieving transcendence. WORD FAMILYtranscendence: transcendences+/transcend: transcended, transcendent, transcending, transcends/transcendency: transcendencies/transcendent: transcendence, transcendency, transcendental, transcendently/transcendental: transcendentalism, transcendentally/transcendentalism: transcendentalisms, transcendentalist/transcendentalist: transcendentalists USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s an album about heroes and desires, passion and vision, simplicity and transcendence, all of them still very much a part of her music. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Essentially, he was talking about transcendence, another path to which is surely laughter. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) It is the possibility of transcendence breaking in on any common day. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1n the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits Syn|Hyper superiority, transcendency domination, mastery, supremacy power to dominate or defeat 2n a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience Syn|Hyper transcendency being, beingness, existence the state or fact of existing |
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