绝对

• 拼音: jué duì
• 汉字拆解: 绝 = 纟 (silk) + 色 (colour), originally meaning to cut silk; extended to mean extreme or absolute; 对 = originally 寸 (measure) with a phonetic component, meaning correct or paired

含义

Absolutely; definitely; without any doubt. Expresses complete certainty or an extreme degree.

Used as an adverb to emphasise certainty. Can be positive (绝对可以 — absolutely can) or negative (绝对不行 — absolutely not). Also used as an adjective meaning 'absolute' as in 绝对真理 (absolute truth). The opposite is 相对 (relative).

例句

1. 他说的话绝对是真的。
2. 这件事绝对不能告诉别人。
3. 我绝对支持你的决定。

用法指南

语境: emphasis, certainty, everyday

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 我绝对不会迟到。(I absolutely will not be late.)
• 这家店的东西绝对值得买。(This shop's products are absolutely worth buying.)

错误说法

• 天气绝对有点冷。(Don't combine 绝对 with 有点 — they contradict. 绝对 means 'absolutely' while 有点 means 'a little.' Say 天气绝对很冷 or 天气有点冷.)

起源与历史

Compound of 绝 (to cut off, extreme, absolute) and 对 (correct, opposite, pair). Together: 'extremely correct' or 'without any opposing possibility' — absolute certainty.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal