esoteric
英 [,es?'ter?k; ,i?s?-]
美 [,?s?'t?r?k]
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(nèi)行才懂的eso-, 進(jìn)入，來(lái)自en-的擴(kuò)大形式。-ter, 比較級(jí)后綴，見(jiàn)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(yǔ)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(lái)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(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(yǔ), 它同戲劇界的流言蜚語(yǔ)一樣是高深莫測(cè)的.
來(lái)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(gè)深?yuàn)W的附錄.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. What gives international finance its esoteric twist is the existence of national moneys.
- 使國(guó)際金融具有其奧妙曲折的特點(diǎn)的原因是由于存在著各國(guó)貨幣.
來(lái)自辭典例句