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esoteric

英 [,esə'terɪk; ,iːsə-] 美 [,ɛsə'tɛrɪk]

解释

adj. 秘传的；限于圈内人的；难懂的

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中文词源

esoteric 只有内行才懂的

eso-, 进入，来自en-的扩大形式。-ter, 比较级后缀，见external. 即很里面的，难懂的。

英文词源

esoteric (adj.): 1650s, from Greek esoterikos "belonging to an inner circle" (Lucian), from esotero "more within," comparative adverb of eso "within," from PIE *ens-o-, suffixed form of *ens, extended form of root *en "in" (see en- (2)). Classically applied to certain popular and non-technical writings of Aristotle, later to doctrines of Pythagoras. In English, first of Pythagorean doctrines.

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例句和用法

1. Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist.: 作为一名录音艺人，凯尔走了一条较为冷僻的道路。

2. There are indications that his esoteric popularity may be ebbing.: 有迹象表明,他神秘的声望可能正在下降.

3. This was House of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre - gossip.: 这叫做众议院的流言蜚语, 它同戏剧界的流言蜚语一样是高深莫测的.

4. The quantum theory is not just an esoteric addendum.: 量子理论并不只是一个深奥的附录.

5. What gives international finance its esoteric twist is the existence of national moneys.: 使国际金融具有其奥妙曲折的特点的原因是由于存在着各国货币.