(sublimer, sublimest)
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- of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe崇高的, 高尚的, 令人崇敬的; 壮丽的, 宏伟的; 庄严的; 超群的, 出众的：
Mozart's sublime piano concertos
莫扎特美妙的钢琴协奏曲
as noun the sublime experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.从崇高到荒谬的各种经历。
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- producing an overwhelming sense of awe or other high emotion through being vast or grand宏伟的, 令人敬畏的：
as noun the sublime a sense of the sublime.一种令人敬畏的庄严感。
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- used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behaviour（态度, 行为）极端的; 无双的, 无比的：
he had the sublime confidence of youth.
他有着年轻人的极端自信。
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- no obj. Chemistry (of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling【化】升华。
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- with obj. cause (a substance) to do this使升华：
these crystals could be sublimed under a vacuum.
这些晶体能在真空状态下使其升华。
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- with obj. archaic elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence〈古〉使变得崇高（或高尚）; 使变得出众。
派生词
sublimely
adverbsublimity
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'dignified, aloof'）： from Latin sublimis, from sub- 'up to' + a second element perhaps related to limen 'threshold', limus 'oblique'.