| 单词 | transcendent |
| 释义 | transcendent (once / 1168 pages) adj Transcendent describes something so excellent that it's beyond the range of human understanding. Transcendent shares the prefix trans, meaning "across," with many familiar words such as transport (carry across), transcontinental (across a continent), and transparent (light shines across). Transcendental meditation carries people across to a higher consciousness. So something transcendent goes across boring reality into super awesomeness in a world all its own. It moves you. Angels are transcendent, and even your favorite novel can be transcendent. Beware of someone who finds the cheesecake transcendent; she may tend to exaggerate. WORD FAMILYtranscendent: transcendence, transcendency, transcendental, transcendently+/transcend: transcended, transcendent, transcending, transcends/transcendence: transcendences/transcendency: transcendencies/transcendental: transcendentalism, transcendentally/transcendentalism: transcendentalisms, transcendentalist/transcendentalist: transcendentalists USAGE EXAMPLESWe three became transcendent together, our souls connected through laughter, yes, but something else, too. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) In its glow, it challenges Christians and non-Christians alike to consider that which is transcendent, eternal and greater than us all. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) One attends concerts hoping for a few moments of perfection in an imperfect world; these young singers delivered transcendent beauty. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence Syn surpassing superior of high or superior quality or performance 2adj beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought Syn unknowable not knowable |
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