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sublime /səˈblaɪm/ ●from the subˌlime to the riˈdiculousused to describe a situation in which sth serious, important or of high quality is followed by sth silly, unimportant or of poor quality 从崇高到荒谬;从高尚到低俗;从一个极端到另一个极端◆His works as an artist range from the sublime to the ridiculous, with very little in between. 作为一位艺术家,他的作品有高水平的,也有低俗的,但很少有介于二者之间的。 ORIGIN From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step is a translation of a phrase that was first said by Napoleon Bonaparte. “ from the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step ”(从崇高到荒谬只有一步之遥)是从拿破仑所说的一句话翻译过来的。 |