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The character "绝", whose traditional form is "絕", combines the silk radical 纟 (糸 in traditional) with the component 色, meaning color, a structure that etymologically derives from the act of cutting silk threads, thus establishing its early sense of severing or discontinuing. From this concrete origin, its meaning broadened to encompass abstract notions such as termination or exhaustion, and later acquired intensified connotations of extremity, as in "absolute" or "peerless", evident in usage like 绝境 (desperate situation) or 绝伦 (unparalleled). This semantic evolution moved from a specific physical action to a range of applications denoting finality or supreme degree.
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这碗面味道绝了。
他绝对是个诚实的人。
我们绝不能放弃希望。
这种机会绝无仅有。
山顶的风景堪称一绝。
双方的关系彻底断绝了。
他做出了一个绝佳的决定。
绝望之中，她依然没有断绝与外界的联系。