Word · Frequency #5676
absurd
荒诞；荒谬
the philosophical idea that human existence is irrational and meaningless; the state of conflict between the human search for meaning and the absence of meaning in the universe
- 1.
The opposition between the human search for meaning in life and the inability to find any; the state or condition in which man exists in an irrational universe and his life has no meaning outside of his existence.
人类寻找生命意义与无法找到之间的对立；人在非理性宇宙中存在的状态或条件,其生命在存在之外无意义
- 2.
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; --Albert Camus
荒诞
人类寻找生命意义与无法找到之间的对立；人在非理性宇宙中存在的状态或条件,其生命在存在之外无意义；荒诞
In use
The philosopher argued that life is an absurd that we must confront with courage.
In his novels, Kafka masterfully portrays the absurd of modern bureaucracy.
Many people feel trapped in the daily absurd of commuting and paperwork.
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth
Connections
Collocations
- the absurd
- 荒诞（指人生无意义、非理性的状态）
- Camus's philosophy is a response to the absurd.加缪的哲学是对荒诞的回应。
- theater of the absurd
- 荒诞派戏剧
- The Theater of the Absurd emerged in France in the 1950s.荒诞派戏剧于20世纪50年代在法国兴起。
- sense of the absurd
- 荒诞感；对荒谬之处的敏锐感知
- You need a good sense of the absurd to enjoy this play.你需要很强的荒诞感才能欣赏这出戏。
- philosophy of the absurd
- 荒诞哲学
- The philosophy of the absurd is closely associated with Albert Camus.荒诞哲学与阿尔贝·加缪密切相关。
- literature of the absurd
- 荒诞派文学
- Kafka's stories are often seen as early examples of the literature of the absurd.卡夫卡的小说常被视为荒诞派文学的早期例子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想加缪的“荒诞哲学”：人寻求意义却找不到，名词absurd 就是这种“荒诞”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：existentialist philosophy、literary criticism、academic essays 该义项是哲学术语，通常出现在存在主义哲学、文学评论或学术写作中，日常生活中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɝd/ 结尾，与 absurd 的重读部分 -surd /sɝd/ 押韵：bird、curd、heard、herd、third、word。注意 heard 和 herd 同音但拼写不同。absurd 拼写中的 -urd 发 /ɝd/；不要把它和形近的 assured /əˈʃʊrd/ 混淆，后者的元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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