esoteric
英[,es?'ter?k;,i?s?-]
美[,?s?'t?r?k]
- adj. 秘傳的；限于圈內人的；難懂的
助記提示
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.
中文詞源
esoteric 只有內行才懂的
eso-, 進入，來自en-的擴大形式。-ter, 比較級后綴，見external. 即很里面的，難懂的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Cale has ploughed a more esoteric furrow as a recording artist.
- 作為一名錄音藝人，凱爾走了一條較為冷僻的道路。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There are indications that his esoteric popularity may be ebbing.
- 有跡象表明,他神秘的聲望可能正在下降.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. This was House of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre - gossip.
- 這叫做眾議院的流言蜚語, 它同戲劇界的流言蜚語一樣是高深莫測的.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The quantum theory is not just an esoteric addendum.
- 量子理論并不只是一個深奧的附錄.
來自辭典例句
- 5. What gives international finance its esoteric twist is the existence of national moneys.
- 使國際金融具有其奧妙曲折的特點的原因是由于存在著各國貨幣.
來自辭典例句