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the sublime + singular verb
the sublime 作名词时通常带定冠词 the，谓语动词用单数。
The sublime inspires both awe and reverence.
崇高既唤起敬畏，也唤起崇敬。
崇高的事物；壮丽
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崇高的事物；壮丽
the sublime; a quality of great beauty or grandeur that inspires awe
The sublime inspires both awe and reverence.
崇高既唤起敬畏，也唤起崇敬。
通常与 the 连用
主要用于 the 之前。
Chiefly preceded by the.
To the poet, the sublime was more important than mere prettiness.
对这位诗人来说，崇高比单纯的美丽更重要。
The symphony takes the listener from ordinary melody to the sublime.
这首交响曲将听者从寻常的旋律带入崇高的境界。
Photographers often try to capture the sublime in a single frame.
摄影师常常试图在单张照片中捕捉崇高之美。
the sublime 作名词时通常带定冠词 the，谓语动词用单数。
The sublime inspires both awe and reverence.
崇高既唤起敬畏，也唤起崇敬。
介词 in 后接具体事物，表示“在某事物中的崇高”。
She found the sublime in the quiet routines of daily life.
她在日常生活的安静秩序中发现了崇高。
固定表达，表示由极好到极糟的突然转变，常带诙谐或讽刺语气。
The meeting went from the sublime to the ridiculous within ten minutes.
这场会议十分钟内从崇高变成了荒诞。
Not this
The audience felt a sublime during the symphony.
Use this
The audience felt the sublime during the symphony.
作名词时 sublime 表示抽象概念“崇高、庄严”，通常不可数，前面必须用定冠词 the；不定冠词 a 不能用于不可数名词。
Not this
Sublime is a central concept in aesthetics.
Use this
The sublime is a central concept in aesthetics.
单独用 Sublime 会被理解为形容词，不能作主语；名词用法需要 the sublime 构成名词短语，才能作主语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
崇高；壮丽
The film captures the sublime in the vast desert landscapes.
这部电影捕捉了广袤沙漠风光中的壮美。
从崇高到荒诞
The politician's speech went from the sublime to the ridiculous.
这位政治家的演讲从崇高滑向了荒诞。
崇高感
Her music gives me a sense of the sublime.
她的音乐给我一种崇高感。
近乎崇高
The dancer's grace borders on the sublime.
这位舞者的优雅近乎崇高。
崇高与优美
The book discusses the sublime and the beautiful in architecture.
这本书讨论了建筑中的崇高与优美。
从崇高到荒唐；由极好到极差
The second half of the performance goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.
表演的下半场由崇高沦为了荒唐。
崇高与荒诞（常并列对比）
Her writing captures both the sublime and the ridiculous in everyday life.
她的写作同时捕捉了日常生活中的崇高与荒诞。
法国皇帝拿破仑的名言：从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥。
The film's final scene takes the audience from the sublime to the ridiculous.
这部电影的最后一场戏把观众从崇高带到了荒谬。
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名词 sublime 常与 the 连用，the sublime 即“崇高壮丽”。联想：the 是“那一个”，sublime 美到极致，独此一份，所以要用 the 指向它。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学与美学讨论、哲学与艺术评论 作名词时常与the连用，指‘崇高的事物或境界’，通常用于正式、文学或哲思语境，日常口语中较少使用。
These words rhyme with sublime /səˈblaɪm/ because they all end with the stressed /-aɪm/ sound: lime, time, climb, rhyme, crime, prime. Beware lookalikes: the 'sub-' in sublime is pronounced /səb/, not /sʌb/, so words like submarine /ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ do not rhyme; also 'limb' /lɪm/ looks similar but sounds like 'him'.
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