| 词组 | transcendent, transcendental |
| 释义 | transcendent, transcendental Some distinctions between these adjectives have been noted by several commentators, the primary one being that transcendent is preferred in the sense "surpassing" (as in "an issue of transcendent importance"). Our evidence supports this distinction, although it should be noted that transcendental is not incorrect when used to mean "surpassing": • ... produced a series of objects of transcendental monstrosity —Osbert Lancaster, All Done From Memory, 1953 • ... or at least ordinariness, especially when carried to such transcendental levels —Peter Stansky, Saturday Rev., 20 Jan.1973 It has had this sense since the 18th century. Its primary senses, however, relate to philosophy and especially metaphysics, and its otherworldly associations may now be especially strong because of the attention given in recent years to transcendental meditation. |
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