late 14c., in alchemy, "process of purifying by vaporizing then allowing to cool," from Medieval Latin sublimationem (nominative sublimatio) "refinement," literally "a lifting up, deliverance," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin sublimare "to raise, elevate," from sublimis "lofty, high, exalted; eminent, distinguished" (see sublime).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. In the play, talk is the sublimation of erotic attraction.
該劇以談話這種方式不露痕跡地來(lái)展現(xiàn)情色誘惑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Presently , entrepreneurship, innovation and excellence - creating are the sublimation of the spirit.