mid-14c., "escape inclusion in; lie beyond the scope of," from Old French transcendre "transcend, surpass," and directly from Latin transcendere "climb over or beyond, surmount, overstep," from trans- "beyond" (see trans-) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Meanings "be surpassing, outdo, excel; surmount, move beyond" are from early 15c. Related: Transcended; transcending.
权威例句
1. Such matters transcend human understanding.
这些事情是人类所无法理解的.
2. Such matters transcend man's knowledge , ie We cannot know about them.
这些问题人类是无法了解的.
3. He could never transcend his resentments and his complexes.
【surpass, transcend, exceed】
这组词都有“超过”的意思,其区别是:
surpass: v.优于或超过某人(某物)。
• The runner surpassed his old record by 10 seconds. 跑步运动员比他过去的记录提高了10秒。
transcend: v.超出或超越,一般指超越经验、常识、普通能力等,强调难以为大众理解。
• The nature of God transcends of human comprehension. 上帝的本质难以为人们所理解
exceed: v.多于,大于,超过,多指数量或允许的限度。
• Sales of the new product exceeded our estimates. 新产品的销售超出了我们的预计。