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absolute

adjective
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🔊/ˈæbsəluːt/
🔊/ˈæbsəluːt/
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  1.  
     total and complete完全的；全部的；绝对的
    • I've joined a class for absolute beginners.我参加了面向绝对初学者的课程。
    • absolute confidence/trust/silence/truth充满信心；绝对信任；万籁俱寂；绝对真实
    • ‘You're wrong,’ she said with absolute certainty.“你错了。” 她斩钉截铁地说。🔊🔊
    • Clean water is an absolute necessity.清洁的水是不可或缺的东西。
    • Around them the darkness was absolute, the silence oppressive.他们周遭一片漆黑，寂静得令人压抑。
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    • He demands absolute obedience from his men.他要求下属绝对服从。
    • They drove back to the house in absolute silence.他们完全沉默地开车回了家。
  2.  
     [only before noun] used, especially in spoken English, to give emphasis to what you are saying（口语中尤用以强调）道地的，确实的，十足的
    • We must keep costs to an absolute minimum.我们必须将成本降至最低。
    • This room is an absolute disgrace.这个房间真丢人！
    • They're talking absolute nonsense.他们在胡说八道。
    • He must earn an absolute fortune.他准是赚了一大笔钱。🔊🔊
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    • What an absolute idiot I’ve been!我曾经是个绝对的白痴！
    • The way you treated her was an absolute disgrace.你对待她的方式绝对是可耻的。
    • There's absolute rubbish on television tonight.今晚的电视节目简直糟糕透顶。🔊🔊
  3. definite and without any doubt肯定的；无疑的；明确的
    • There was no absolute proof.没有确凿的证据。🔊🔊
    • He taught us that the laws of physics were absolute.他教导我们说，物理定律是确实存在的。🔊🔊
    • The story offers no clear message, no absolute truth.这个故事没有提供明确的信息，也没有绝对的真理。
  4. (of a legal decision) final（法律判决）最终的
    • The divorce became absolute last week.离婚在上周已成定局。🔊🔊
    see also decree absoluteTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
  5. not limited in any way不受限制的；不受约束的
    • absolute power/authority无上权力；绝对权威
    • an absolute ruler/monarchy (= one with no limit to their power)独裁统治者；专制君主
  6. existing or measured independently and not in relation to something else独立的；绝对的
    • Although prices are falling in absolute terms, energy is still expensive.尽管能源的绝对售价在下降，但仍然昂贵。🔊🔊
    • Beauty cannot be measured by any absolute standard.美是不可能用任何绝对标准来衡量的。🔊🔊
    compare relative
    7. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.

absolute

noun
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  1. an idea or a principle that is believed to be true or relevant in any circumstances绝对（指思想或原理）
    • Right and wrong are, for her, moral absolutes.她认为，是与非是道德上的绝对准则。🔊🔊
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.