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