sublime
sublime — 形容詞
- sublimepositive
- more sublimecomparative
- most sublimesuperlative
1. so remarkably fine, grand, or beautiful that it fills you with a deep sense of w
極致；崇高
形容事物極其美好宏偉，令人讚嘆
so remarkably fine, grand, or beautiful that it fills you with a deep sense of wonder or admiration — used of art, scenery, music, experiences, or even simple pleasures at the highest level of excellence.
The mountain peak offered a sublime view of golden light spreading across the valley.
山頂展現出極致美景，金色的光芒灑滿了整片山谷。
collocation: sublime view
Esme said the orchestra's final piece was a truly sublime experience she would never forget.
Esme 說管弦樂團的終曲是一場真正令人讚嘆的體驗，她永遠不會忘記。
pattern: truly sublime + noun
Kofi made a dark-chocolate tart whose sublime taste combined rich cocoa, burnt caramel, and sea salt.
Kofi 製作的苦甜巧克力塔帶有絕妙風味，融合了濃郁可可、焦糖與海鹽。
collocation: sublime taste
What makes Liang's novel about a war-torn family sublime is how every scene balances joy with sorrow.
Liang 描寫戰亂家庭的小說之所以崇高，是因為每一幕都在喜悅與悲傷之間取得了平衡。
pattern: what makes + noun + sublime
Ayana gazed at the cathedral windows, overwhelmed by their sublime beauty and rich colours.
Ayana 凝視著大教堂的彩繪玻璃窗，被它們絕美的色彩深深震撼。
collocation: sublime beauty
- sublime beauty
- sublime view
- sublime experience
- sublime taste
- sublime music
- sublime landscape
- sublime work of art
- absolutely sublime
- truly sublime
- magnificent
focuses on grand scale and splendour; slightly less inward-looking than sublime
- exquisite
emphasises delicate, intricate perfection rather than awe-inspiring grandeur
- transcendent
suggests going beyond ordinary limits; more spiritual or intellectual than sublime
- superb
commoner, less intense; simply means excellent without the awe component
文法句型
sublime + noun
be + sublime
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal or literary contexts. Often paired with nouns of aesthetic experience: view, beauty, taste, music, experience, landscape, work of art.
常見錯誤
2. used before a noun to describe a quality — such as confidence, ignorance, or ind
完全；十足
用以強調某種性質極端到令人難以置信
used before a noun to describe a quality — such as confidence, ignorance, or indifference — that is so extreme or complete that it becomes almost shocking or absurd.
Ziad showed sublime confidence when he argued against the entire board of directors.
Ziad 展現出十足的信心，站出來與整個董事會辯論。
collocation: sublime confidence
The government's sublime indifference to the housing crisis angered thousands of frustrated voters.
政府對住房危機的完全漠視，激怒了成千上萬失望的選民。
collocation: sublime indifference
Only someone with sublime ignorance of the law builds a house without a permit.
只有完全無知法律的人才會在沒有許可證的情況下蓋房子。
collocation: sublime ignorance
There was sublime absurdity in two officials arguing for twenty minutes over a parking space.
兩名官員為一個停車位爭論了二十分鐘，荒謬至極。
- sublime confidence
- sublime indifference
- sublime ignorance
- sublime absurdity
- sublime stupidity
- sublime beauty
文法句型
sublime + abstract noun (ignorance, indifference, confidence, absurdity)
用法筆記
This sense is almost always attributive (used before the noun it describes). The noun is typically an abstract quality — often a negative one — but positive abstracts (confidence, beauty) also occur. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 does not mean 'beautiful' or 'admirable'; it intensifies the noun without praising it.
常見錯誤
said when a situation, conversation, or piece of writing moves suddenly from something serious or impressive to something silly or trivial.
從崇高到荒謬（形容由精彩驟變為可笑）
The meeting went from the sublime to the ridiculous when the CEO started telling knock-knock jokes.
sublime — 名詞
1. something that has the highest or most inspiring quality of beauty, grandeur, or
崇高；壯美
藝術、自然或思想中崇高宏偉的特質
something that has the highest or most inspiring quality of beauty, grandeur, or moral greatness, especially when considered as an idea in art, literature, nature, or philosophy.
The Romantic poets sought to capture the sublime in their descriptions of wild mountain landscapes.
浪漫時期的詩人試圖在對高山景觀的描述中捕捉崇高。
phrase: the sublime in nature/art
Devika's photography moves effortlessly between the everyday and the sublime.
Devika 的攝影作品在日常生活與崇高壯美之間游刃有餘地穿梭。
contrast: the everyday vs the sublime
Kant and Burke disagreed on whether the sublime is found in art or only in the vastness of raw nature.
Kant 與 Burke 對崇高存在於藝術之中，還是僅存在於原始大自然的浩瀚之中，持有不同看法。
philosophical context: the sublime as a concept
In Nomadland, the final shot of a lone figure in the desert rises from simple drama into the sublime.
在《Nomadland》中，最後一幕一個孤獨身影走進沙漠的畫面，從平凡人間戲劇昇華為崇高。
phrase: approaching the sublime
- the sublime
- the sublime in nature
- the sublime in art
- capture the sublime
- experience the sublime
- approach the sublime
- grandeur
focuses on impressive scale or majesty, less philosophical than the sublime
- magnificence
emphasises visual splendour rather than spiritual elevation
- sublimity
the direct abstract noun form of sublime, used in similar contexts
- the mundane
the ordinary, everyday world; opposite of the elevated, awe-inspiring
- the ordinary
the commonplace; lacks the exceptional quality of the sublime
文法句型
the sublime
the sublime in + noun
approach the sublime
用法筆記
Always takes the definite article. Uncountable — you cannot say 'a sublime' or 'sublimes.' Common in philosophical and critical writing about aesthetics.
常見錯誤
sublime — 動詞
- sublimepresent simple I / you / we / they
- sublimes3rd person singular
- subliming-ing form
- sublimedpast simple
1. in chemistry and physics, to change from a solid state directly into a vapour or
昇華
固體不經液化直接變為氣態的過程
in chemistry and physics, to change from a solid state directly into a vapour or gas without passing through the liquid stage, either naturally or through the application of heat or reduced pressure.
Dry ice left at room temperature sublimes directly into carbon dioxide gas without melting first.
乾冰在室溫下會直接昇華為二氧化碳氣體，不會先融化。
intransitive: solid sublimes into gas
Yuna noted that iodine sublimes at a hundred and eighty degrees, forming a violet vapour without melting.
Yuna 記錄說碘在攝氏一百八十度時昇華，形成紫色蒸氣而不經過液化。
sublimes at [temperature]
The chemist lowered the air pressure to make the frozen water sublime without becoming liquid.
化學家降低氣壓，讓結凍的水不經液態而直接昇華。
causative: make + object + sublime
This purification method uses heat to sublime the solid, leaving all impurities behind.
這種純化方法利用加熱使固體昇華，把所有雜質留在後面。
transitive: sublime + object for purification
- to sublime into gas
- sublimes at [temperature]
- sublimes under vacuum
- allow to sublime
- sublimed compound
- sublimate
same meaning as sublime in chemistry; slightly less common in modern usage
文法句型
subject + sublime + into + gas
subject + sublime + object
用法筆記
The verb is used almost exclusively in scientific writing and classroom labs. The corresponding noun form is sublimation. In older chemistry texts, the verb also appears in the passive: 'the substance was sublimed under vacuum.'
常見錯誤
同根字
- sublimely副詞C1
- sublimity名詞C1
- sublimate動詞C2
- sublimation名詞C1