摘要:“Transcendence”源自14世纪中古英语,借自拉丁语 transcendentia,来自 transcendere(超越),由 trans-(越过)和 scandere(攀登)构成。最初用于宗教和哲学,意指超越物质或世俗,后泛化为卓越或超然的状态。
GRESAT
transcendence
[TRANSCENDENCE]
英 [træn'sendəns] 美 [træn'sendəns]
n. 超越;卓越
◉词源
“Transcendence”源自14世纪中古英语,借自拉丁语 transcendentia,来自 transcendere(超越),由 trans-(越过)和 scandere(攀登)构成。最初用于宗教和哲学,意指超越物质或世俗,后泛化为卓越或超然的状态。
前缀trans-[摘自词汇三部曲—前缀篇]
词根scend[摘自词汇三部曲—词根篇]
◉外刊例句
① 《经济学人》(The Economist),2024年11月2日
Her music achieves transcendence by blending traditional and avant-garde elements.
她的音乐通过融合传统与前卫元素达到超越。
② 《纽约时报》(The New York Times),2023年10月8日
Meditation offers moments of transcendence, connecting practitioners to a deeper truth.
冥想提供超越的时刻,让修行者连接到更深的真理。
③ 《卫报》(The Guardian),2025年1月20日
The poet’s work captures the transcendence of human resilience in times of crisis.
诗人的作品捕捉了危机中人类韧性的超越。
◉经典名著
① 《瓦尔登湖》(Walden),亨利·大卫·梭罗(Henry David Thoreau),1854年
I went to the woods to live deliberately, seeking a kind of transcendence.
我走进树林是为了有意识地生活,追求一种超越。
② 《呼啸山庄》(Wuthering Heights),艾米莉·勃朗特(Emily Brontë),1847年
His and mine are the same; this transcendence of love binds me to him.
他的灵魂与我相同;这种爱的超越将我与他连结。
◉常见例句
(1) Transcendence accomplishes your bright future!
(2) To pursue transcendence means to accept loneliness.
(3) The moment of transcendence in great comic art is a social moment, born out of the conviction that we are human, even though we try to be gods.
(1) 超越,成就未来!
(2) 追逐卓越意味着要接受孤独。
(3) 在伟大的幽默艺术中的卓越的那一瞬间是一个社会的瞬间,出自于对我们是人类这种确信之外,甚至我们尝试着做神。
◉Usage notes
Transcendence is the act of rising above something to a superior state. If you were at a concert where the rock star jumped into the audience, the concert (and audience) may have achieved a state of transcendence.
Transcendence comes from the Latin prefix trans-, meaning "beyond," and the word scandare, meaning "to climb." When you achieve transcendence, you have gone beyond ordinary limitations. The word is often used to describe a spiritual or religious state, or a condition of moving beyond physical needs and realities. One way to achieve transcendence spiritually might be to fast for a long time. If you have trouble letting go of material needs, then you’re will have a difficult time achieving transcendence.
◉柯林斯词典
1. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]超越 Transcendence is the quality of being able to go beyond normal limits or boundaries.
...the transcendence of class differences.
对阶级差别的超越
来源:学无用的英语