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单词 transcend
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Definition of transcend in English:

transcend

verb tranˈsɛndtrɑːnˈsɛndtræn(t)ˈsɛnd
[with object]
  • 1Be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere)

    (尤指概念范围、分类等抽象方面)超出,超越

    this was an issue transcending party politics

    这是超越党派政治的问题。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite its relatively small size, the superb acoustics of the Usher Hall have transcended its role beyond that of a venue for the odd civil function.
    • Quality of life is an important concept that transcends cultural boundaries and gives way to needed change.
    • We transcend these limits to find a love that is magical and created by a force greater than us, just for us.
    • As already mentioned, the theory of conceptual blending transcends the study of metaphor.
    • This requires coordinated intergovernmental action because these activities transcend national boundaries.
    • Ultimately, he is strangely apolitical, incapable of transcending the limits of the entertainment industry.
    • No, I really do think that this case transcends this one particular issue.
    • The appeal transcends the issues as any appeal to a national leader should.
    • We can therefore form a conception of reality that transcends these limits and so separate reality from what we believe about reality.
    • Just as quality of life issues often transcend class lines, they also bridge the gulf between the city centre and the suburbs.
    • The vitality of the field has transcended many of the barriers that seemed so daunting early on.
    • ‘Blood’, by contrast, had been invested since antiquity with mythical meaning, transcending the common sphere of everyday life.
    • It should be a political no-brainer, an issue that transcends right-left divisions.
    • It's certainly not as if the movie's interpretation transcended the limits of romance.
    • It holds out the prospect of transcending the limits of privatised existence, of being known to the general public and of becoming part of society's collective experience.
    • Love is what engages and transcends mundane limits toward accomplishment.
    • In this context, going beyond the form means transcending the notion of bread as commodity and examining the labor that made it possible.
    • Real spiritual practices can help one to transcend material activities.
    • The fourteen essays gathered here embrace a range of issues which perhaps transcend the limits suggested by the subtitle.
    • By transcending the limits of space, time and situation, this technology makes it more likely that any person, of any status, in any place, can learn anything, at any time.
    Synonyms
    go beyond, rise above, cut across
    1. 1.1 Surpass (a person or achievement)
      胜过(某人);超过(某项成就)
      he doubts that he will ever transcend Shakespeare
      Example sentencesExamples
      • People that transcend their class background often have this dynamism, but sometimes also display a fierce pride that can feel like anger.
      • ‘His personality has transcended the sport faster than probably anybody else,’ he states.
      • There is nothing that transcends God so nothing is greater than his essence.
      • Rather, some songs transcend their own authors in such a way that they can only be sung by a particular voice.
      Synonyms
      surpass, excel, exceed, beat, trump, top, cap, outdo, outstrip, leave behind, outrival, outvie, outrank, outshine, eclipse, overstep, overshadow, throw into the shade, upstage

Origin

Middle English: from Old French transcendre or Latin transcendere, from trans- 'across' + scandere 'climb'.

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of transcend in US English:

transcend

verbtran(t)ˈsendtræn(t)ˈsɛnd
[with object]
  • 1Be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division)

    (尤指概念范围、分类等抽象方面)超出,超越

    this was an issue transcending party politics

    这是超越党派政治的问题。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ultimately, he is strangely apolitical, incapable of transcending the limits of the entertainment industry.
    • Real spiritual practices can help one to transcend material activities.
    • We can therefore form a conception of reality that transcends these limits and so separate reality from what we believe about reality.
    • Despite its relatively small size, the superb acoustics of the Usher Hall have transcended its role beyond that of a venue for the odd civil function.
    • The fourteen essays gathered here embrace a range of issues which perhaps transcend the limits suggested by the subtitle.
    • It should be a political no-brainer, an issue that transcends right-left divisions.
    • No, I really do think that this case transcends this one particular issue.
    • This requires coordinated intergovernmental action because these activities transcend national boundaries.
    • Love is what engages and transcends mundane limits toward accomplishment.
    • It holds out the prospect of transcending the limits of privatised existence, of being known to the general public and of becoming part of society's collective experience.
    • As already mentioned, the theory of conceptual blending transcends the study of metaphor.
    • Quality of life is an important concept that transcends cultural boundaries and gives way to needed change.
    • It's certainly not as if the movie's interpretation transcended the limits of romance.
    • The appeal transcends the issues as any appeal to a national leader should.
    • The vitality of the field has transcended many of the barriers that seemed so daunting early on.
    • By transcending the limits of space, time and situation, this technology makes it more likely that any person, of any status, in any place, can learn anything, at any time.
    • We transcend these limits to find a love that is magical and created by a force greater than us, just for us.
    • Just as quality of life issues often transcend class lines, they also bridge the gulf between the city centre and the suburbs.
    • In this context, going beyond the form means transcending the notion of bread as commodity and examining the labor that made it possible.
    • ‘Blood’, by contrast, had been invested since antiquity with mythical meaning, transcending the common sphere of everyday life.
    Synonyms
    go beyond, rise above, cut across
    1. 1.1 Surpass (a person or achievement).
      胜过(某人);超过(某项成就)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rather, some songs transcend their own authors in such a way that they can only be sung by a particular voice.
      • People that transcend their class background often have this dynamism, but sometimes also display a fierce pride that can feel like anger.
      • There is nothing that transcends God so nothing is greater than his essence.
      • ‘His personality has transcended the sport faster than probably anybody else,’ he states.
      Synonyms
      surpass, excel, exceed, beat, trump, top, cap, outdo, outstrip, leave behind, outrival, outvie, outrank, outshine, eclipse, overstep, overshadow, throw into the shade, upstage

Origin

Middle English: from Old French transcendre or Latin transcendere, from trans- ‘across’ + scandere ‘climb’.

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