sublimation [
`sʌblə'meʃən]
n. 净化, 升华作用, 高尚化
[化] 升华
[医] 升华
sublimation[ noun ]- (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
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- (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
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Sublimation \Sub"li*ma`tion\, n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F.
sublimation.]
1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or
result of being sublimed.
2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation;
elevation; purification.
3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying
process.
Religion is the perfection, refinement, and
sublimation of morality. --South.
- The Democrats' watchword this week has been unity, but another way to describe it is sublimation.