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Absolute French 无(条件)限制的 Adj Variability Autocrat 受限制的 Latin

单词 absolute
音标 ['æbsəlu:t]
解释 a.绝对的,完全的; 无(条件)限制的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 绝对的,完全的(compl ete, total); 无(条件)限制的(unli mited, GRE常考义)
【考】 absolute : variability / inevitable : chance(绝对的就不具备可变 性/不可避免的就不具 备偶然性)absolute : autocrat / nominal : figurehead(独裁者的特征是绝对 /傀儡的特征是有名无 实)反义词:qualified( 受限制的)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. (在范围或程度上)绝对的, 完全的 = complete = total; 无(条件)限制的 = unlimited; 专制的
【例】absolute quiet 万籁俱寂 absolute value
【数】绝对值by absolute necessity 万不得已
【根】ab离开, solute解开
【类】absolute: variability = inevitable: chance 绝对的没有可变性 = 不可避免的没有偶然性absolute: autocrat = nominal: figurehead专制的是独裁者的特征 = 有名无实的是傀儡的特征
【反】qualified(adj 受限制的)
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