Transcendentalism is the belief that real knowledge comes from inside — from thought, intuition and the spirit — rather than from the senses and practical experience alone. Put simply: some truths are not learned by testing and measuring; you know them directly, and each person can reach them for themselves.

TranscendentalismTranscendentalism 指的是 is the belief一種信念 that real knowledge comes from inside認為真正的知識來自內心—— from thought, intuition and the spirit來自思考、直覺和精神， rather than from the senses and practical experience alone而不是只靠感官和實際經驗。Put simply說白一點： some truths are not learned by testing and measuring有些真理不是靠測試和測量學到的； you know them directly你是直接知道的， and each person can reach them for themselves而且每個人都可以自己領悟到。

With a capital T it names a specific movement in New England in the 1830s-1850s, led by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, which taught self-reliance, the goodness of nature, and distrust of institutions and crowds. Thoreau's 'Walden', the book about living alone by a pond, is its most famous product, and this is the sense American students almost always mean, because the movement is standard reading in American schools.

With a capital T大寫T開頭的時候 it names a specific movement指的是一個特定的運動 in New England in the 1830s-1850s在1830到1850年代的新英格蘭地區， led by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau由愛默生和梭羅帶領， which taught self-reliance, the goodness of nature, and distrust of institutions and crowds主張自立自強、大自然的美好，還有對體制和群眾的不信任。Thoreau's 'Walden', the book about living alone by a pond梭羅那本講一個人在池塘邊獨居生活的書《Walden（湖濱散記）》 is its most famous product是這場運動最有名的成果， and this is the sense American students almost always mean這也是美國學生講到這個字時幾乎都指的意思， because the movement is standard reading in American schools因為這場運動是美國學校的必讀教材。

With a small t it can point more generally to any philosophy that puts intuition above experience, including Kant's.

With a small t小寫t的時候 it can point more generally可以更廣泛地指 to any philosophy that puts intuition above experience任何把直覺看得比經驗重要的哲學， including Kant's包括康德的哲學。

The word is academic — it belongs to literature and philosophy classes, not to conversation.

The word is academic這個字很學術—— it belongs to literature and philosophy classes屬於文學課和哲學課， not to conversation不是日常對話會用的。