Word · Frequency #11578
sublimes
崇高的事物；壮丽
sublimes is the plural of sublime.
the sublime; a quality of great beauty or grandeur that inspires awe
通常与 the 连用
- 1.
Chiefly preceded by the.
主要用于 the 之前。
主要用于 the 之前。；庄严；崇高；顶点
In use
To the poet, the sublime was more important than mere prettiness.
The symphony takes the listener from ordinary melody to the sublime.
Photographers often try to capture the sublime in a single frame.
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。
the sublime in [noun phrase]
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。
from the sublime to the ridiculous
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。
Common mistakes
The audience felt a sublime during the symphony.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。
Sublime is a central concept in aesthetics.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。
Connections
Collocations
- the sublime
- 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。
- from the sublime to the ridiculous
- 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。
- a sense of the sublime
- 崇高感
- Her music gives me a sense of the sublime.她的音乐给我一种崇高感。
- border on the sublime
- 近乎崇高
- The dancer's grace borders on the sublime.这位舞者的优雅近乎崇高。
- the sublime and the beautiful
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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