英语单词

esoteric是什么意思

esoteric

英 [,esə'terɪk; ,iːsə-] 美 [,ɛsə'tɛrɪk]
  • adj. 秘传的;限于圈内人的;难懂的

助记提示


1. "more within," comparative adverb of eso "within," from PIE *ens-o-, suffixed form of *ens, extended form of root *en "in" (see en-).
2. in / en => *ens => *enso => eso "in, within" + -ter (comparative) => esoter- (comparative) => esoteric.

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.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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