Esoteric



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 秘传的; 神秘的
• ［英］ adj. 秘传的;神秘的 ( beyond the understanding or knowledge of most people; abstruse)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: es ( 出) , oter看作outer, 不出外面的 -> 秘传的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin esotericus, from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, comparative of eisō, esō within, from eis into; akin to Greek en in — more at in
• Date: circa 1660
• 1.
  • a. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone <a body of esoteric legal doctrine — B. N. Cardozo>
  • b. requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group <esoteric terminology><esoteric strategies>; broadly difficult to understand <esoteric subjects>
• 2.
  • a. limited to a small circle <engaging in esoteric pursuits>
  • b. private, confidential <an esoteric purpose>
• 3. of special, rare, or unusual interest <esoteric building materials>
• ? esoterically adverb

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