absolute

完全な、絶対的な

欠けた部分がなく、制限や例外もない。

やさしい英語で： Complete or total, with nothing missing and no limits or exceptions.

• The room was in absolute darkness.
• He demanded absolute silence during the test.
• We cannot predict the result with absolute certainty.

類義語： complete, total, utter

反対語： partial

よく使う表現： absolute silence, absolute power, absolute certainty, absolute disaster

絶対的な

他との比較や別の基準、条件に左右されず、それ自体で真実または一定である。

やさしい英語で： True or fixed on its own, without depending on comparisons, other standards, or conditions.

• Is there an absolute standard of beauty?
• The theory rejects the idea of absolute knowledge.
• They compared absolute values rather than percentage changes.

類義語： independent, nonrelative

反対語： relative

よく使う表現： absolute truth, absolute value, absolute standard, absolute principle

完全な、純粋な

ある性質を最も完全な形で備え、欠点がない。

やさしい英語で： Having a quality in its fullest, most perfect form, without any fault.

• She aimed for absolute perfection.
• The sample had to meet a standard of absolute purity.
• The philosopher described an ideal of absolute beauty.

類義語： perfect, pure, flawless

反対語： imperfect

よく使う表現： absolute purity, absolute perfection, absolute beauty, absolute liberty

絶対的真理、絶対的原則

他の条件に関係なく、どんな状況でも当てはまると考えられる真理や規則。

やさしい英語で： A truth or rule believed to apply in every situation, regardless of other conditions.

• She believes in moral absolutes.
• He treated honesty as an absolute.
• Are there any absolutes in human behavior?

類義語： universal truth, universal principle

よく使う表現： moral absolute, no absolutes, ethical absolute, accept an absolute

絶対者、絶対的存在

他の何にも依存せず、それ自体で存在すると考えられるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something believed to exist on its own, without depending on anything else.

• The philosopher sought the absolute.
• They described an absolute beyond time and space.
• Her theory treats the mind as an independent absolute.

よく使う表現： the absolute, an eternal absolute, belief in absolutes