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absolutes
绝对；绝对者
absolutes is the plural of absolute.
A thing or principle that exists or is true independently of other standards or conditions; an ultimate, perfect, or complete reality.
- 1.
That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
存在(或具有某种属性、性质、大小等)而不依赖于其他标准或外部条件的事物；普遍有效的事物；不相对、无条件、无资格或未减轻的事物。
- 2.
That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others.
绝对之物；不受条件限制、纯粹、完美或完全的事物
- 3.
In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
在平面上,无穷远处的两个虚构圆点；在三维空间中,无穷远处的虚构圆。
- 4.
A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
用于香水的浓缩天然花油；混合物的酒精提取物。
净油；原精；无穷远虚圆点；绝对形；存在(或具有某种属性、性质、大小等)而不依赖于其他标准或外部条件的事物；普遍有效的事物；不相对、无条件、无资格或未减轻的事物。；绝对之物；不受条件限制、纯粹、完美或完全的事物；在平面上,无穷远处的两个虚构圆点；在三维空间中,无穷远处的虚构圆。
In use
In philosophy, people often debate whether there are any absolutes.
She believes that truth is an absolute that cannot be changed.
The concept of an absolute in ethics is hard to define.
Connections
Collocations
- moral absolute
- 道德绝对原则；普遍的道德准则
- He argued that human rights are a moral absolute.他主张人权是一种普遍的道德准则。
- the Absolute
- 绝对者；哲学中的终极实在
- The philosopher described the absolute as the source of all being.这位哲学家把绝对者描述为一切存在的本源。
- rose absolute
- 玫瑰净油；玫瑰原精
- The perfume contains a small amount of rose absolute.这款香水含有少量玫瑰净油。
- cultural absolute
- 文化绝对准则；跨文化的普遍价值
- Some researchers question whether any cultural absolute exists.一些研究者质疑是否存在任何跨文化的普遍价值。
Pop culture & quotes
- Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
- 只有西斯才会说绝对的话。Many people believe that there are no absolutes in morality.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
absolute zero 绝对零度是独立于任意温标的最低极限；absolute 的名词义正是这种不依赖他物、无条件的存在。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：哲学讨论、正式写作 名词“absolute”表示“绝对标准/绝对真理”时，多用于哲学、伦理学等正式书面语境，语气正式；日常口语较少直接使用，通常用形容词“absolute”表达类似含义。建议在学术或严肃场合使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ute 拼写，末尾都读 /uːt/，与 absolute /ˈæbsəluːt/ 的末尾读音相同。注意 minute（名词）读 /ˈmɪnɪt/，拼写相似但读音不同；suit /suːt/ 拼写不同但末尾读音也相同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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