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sublime

🇬🇧 UK/sә'blaim/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Of the highest quality or grandeur; inspiring awe or deep admiration; noble and majestic

崇高的;壮丽的;令人叹为观止的

n.

The quality of being awe-inspiring, grand, or noble

崇高;壮观;顶点

v.

To sublimate; to change directly from solid to gas

(使)升华

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
limethreshold, boundary
=sublime

Common Collocations

  • 1.sublime beauty崇高之美
  • 2.sublime experience震撼人心的体验
  • 3.the sublime and the ridiculous崇高与荒诞
  • 4.[sublime indifference]超然的漠然

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The view from the mountaintop was absolutely sublime, leaving us speechless.

  • 2.

    Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is widely regarded as one of the most sublime works in classical music.

  • 3.

    She had a sublime indifference to criticism that her colleagues found both admirable and infuriating.

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