absolute

• adj. 绝对的；完全的；专制的
• n. 绝对；绝对事物

absolve的过去分词形式。词义发生了微妙的变化。

1. something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control;

"no mortal being can influence the absolute"

absolute

absolute: [14] Absolute, absolution, and absolve all come ultimately from the same source: Latin absolvere ‘set free’, a compound verb made up from the prefix ab- ‘away’ and the verb solvere ‘loose’ (from which English gets solve and several other derivatives, including dissolve and resolve). From the 13th to the 16th century an alternative version of the verb, assoil, was in more common use than absolve; this came from the same Latin original, but via Old French rather than by a direct route.

The t of absolute and absolution comes from the past participial stem of the Latin verb – absolūt-. The noun, the adjective, and the verb have taken very different routes from their common semantic starting point, the notion of ‘setting free’: absolve now usually refers to freeing from responsibility and absolution to the remitting of sins, while absolute now means ‘free from any qualification or restriction’.
=> dissolve, resolve, solve

absolute (adj.)

late 14c., "unrestricted; complete, perfect;" also "not relative to something else" (mid-15c.), from Middle French absolut (14c., Old French asolu, Modern French absolu), from Latin absolutus, past participle of absolvere "to set free, make separate" (see absolve).

Most of the current senses also were in the Latin word. Sense evolution was "detached, disengaged," thus "perfect, pure." Meaning "despotic" (1610s) is from notion of "absolute in position." Absolute monarchy is recorded from 1735 (absolute king is recorded from 1610s); scientific absolute magnitude (1902), absolute value (1907) are from early 20c. In metaphysics, the absolute "that which is absolute" is from 1809.

We do our absolute best with a piece of writing, and come as close as we can to the ideal.

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But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr Jobs was the absolute loyalty he managed to inspire in customers.

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He commanded absolute loyalty from Apple users

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We do our absolute best with a piece of writing, and come as close as we can to the ideal.

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Loe noted, there's a moment when it's bursting with its absolute peak flavor.

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Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie.

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Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he taught me: "the absolute most important skill that you learn when you play chess is how to make good decisions."

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What is in question is not the retrieval of an absolute, fixed or “true” meaning that can be read off and clocked for accuracy, or some timeless relation of the text to the world.

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France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women.

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In fact, these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication, which makes absolute sense, since human beings thrive off of social connections.

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absolute power/authority

无上权力；绝对权威

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an absolute ruler/monarchy (= one with no limit to their power)

独裁统治者；专制君主

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Although prices are falling in absolute terms , energy is still expensive.

尽管能源的绝对售价在下降，但仍然昂贵。

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Beauty cannot be measured by any absolute standard.

美是不可能用任何绝对标准来衡量的。

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Right and wrong are, for her, moral absolutes.

她认为，是与非是道德上的绝对准则。

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There was no absolute proof.

没有确凿的证据。

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He taught us that the laws of physics were absolute.

他教导我们说，物理定律是不容置疑的。

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The divorce became absolute last week.

离婚在上周已成定局。

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There's absolute rubbish on television tonight.

今晚的电视节目简直糟糕透顶。

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He must earn an absolute fortune.

他准会赚一大笔钱。

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a class for absolute beginners

零起点班

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absolute confidence/trust/silence/truth

充满信心；绝对信任；万籁俱寂；绝对真实

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‘You're wrong, ’ she said with absolute certainty.

“你错了。”她斩钉截铁地说。

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It's not really suited to absolute beginners...

它并不真正适合从零开始的初学者。

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A sick person needs absolute confidence and trust in a doctor.

病人需要对医生有绝对的信心和信任。

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About 12 inches wide is the absolute minimum you should consider...

12英寸左右的宽度绝对是你应考虑的最低值。

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I think it's absolute nonsense.

我认为那十足是无稽之谈。

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He ruled with absolute power.

他实行独裁统治。

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...the doctrine of absolute monarchy based upon divine right.

以神权为基础的君主专制学说

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John brought the absolute proof that we needed...

约翰带来了我们所需的确凿证据。

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They had given an absolute assurance that it would be kept secret.

他们信誓旦旦地保证将对此绝对保密。

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In absolute terms British wages remain low by European standards.

根据欧洲标准，英国工资的绝对值依然很低。

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There are no absolute rules.

世事无绝对。

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...certain assumptions which are accepted without question as absolute truths.

某些未经质疑就被作为绝对真理而全盘接受的假设

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We tend to think in absolutes.

我们思考问题倾向于绝对化。

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