sublime

sublime
(sublimer, sublimest)

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
崇高的，高尚的，令人崇敬的；壮丽的，宏伟的；庄严的；超群的，出众的
Mozart's sublime piano concertos.
莫扎特美妙的钢琴协奏曲。
[as noun the sublime]experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.
从崇高到荒谬的各种经历。
■producing an overwhelming sense of awe or other high emotion through being vast or grand[as noun the sublime]
宏伟的，令人敬畏的
a sense of the sublime.
一种令人敬畏的庄严感。
used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behaviour
（态度，行为）极端的；无双的，无比的
he had the sublime confidence of youth.
他有着年轻人的极端自信。

verb

[no obj.](Chemistry)(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling
(化)升华
■[with obj.]cause (a substance) to do this
使升华
these crystals could be sublimed under a vacuum.
这些晶体在真空状态下能升华。
[with obj.](archaic)elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence
(古)使变得崇高（或高尚)，使变得出众

派生
sublimely
adverb
sublimity
noun
语源

late 16th cent. (in the sense 'dignified, aloof'): from Latin sublimis, from sub- 'up to' + a second element perhaps related to limen 'threshold', limus 'oblique'

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