absolute

/BrE ˈabsəluːt

, AmE ˈæbsəˌlut,

ˌæbsəˈlut

A adjective

1 (complete) 绝对的 ‹truth, freedom, trust, secrecy, devotion›; 断然的 ‹refusal›; 确凿的 ‹proof›; 专断的 ‹monarch, power›;

an absolute majority Politics 绝对多数;

an absolute beginner 不折不扣的新手

2 (emphatic) 十足的 ‹fool, mess, scandal›

3 Physics, Chemistry 绝对的;

absolute scale 绝对温标;

absolute humidity 绝对湿度

4 British Law 绝对的 ‹order, rule›

B noun

绝对事物;

rigid absolutes 僵化的绝对准则;

the absolute Philosophy 绝对