esoteric

英 [ˌesəˈterɪk]

美 [ˌesəˈterɪk]

adj.  只有内行才懂的; 难领略的

复数：esoterics　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 只有内行才懂的；难领略的
  likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 深奥的;难懂的;常人难以理解的
  If you describe something asesoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people.
  1. ...esoteric knowledge.
     深奥的知识
  2. ...a spoiled aristocrat with pretentious airs and esoteric tastes.
     自命不凡、品位刁钻且被惯坏了的贵族成员

英英释义

adj

• confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
  1. a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories

双语例句

• Every sacred symbol-linked to the gods-had a scientific as well as an esoteric purpose.
  每一个神圣的符号-联接到神-有了一个科学和一个秘教的目的。
• This was house of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre gossip, as continuously enthralling to them as theatregossip was to actors.
  这叫作众议院的流言蜚语，它同戏剧界的流言蜚语一样，对圈外人是高深莫测的，而对他们说来，也象戏剧界的流言蜚语对演员们一样，使人神往不止，乐此不倦。
• I've snipped a lot of the indirection and the more esoteric ways taxonomy links are expressed.
  我去掉了大量间接的内容和比较深奥的分类链接表示方法。
• But do Americans exercise their esoteric learning skills?
  而美国人是否在运用他们秘传的学习技能呢？
• It is easier for platform-independent tools to read DWARF instead of parsing the more esoteric stabs.
  独立于平台的工具可以更轻松地读取DWARF，不用解析复杂的stab。
• Like many esoteric pursuits, this has been facilitated by the internet.
  像好多神秘的追求嗜好一样，互联网也已经为此提供了便利。
• Finance is not a mysterious or esoteric subject, but it is often misunderstood.
  金融不是一个神秘难明的科目，但常常被人误解。
• A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories.
  深奥的哲学理论汇编。
• For in these, as in embryos or matrices, we have discovered the outlines of all esoteric wisdom.
  从这些神话故事中仿佛从胎盘中我们发现到全部玄奥智慧的大轮廓。
• Possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things.
  具有对精神上的事物的睿智的或者深奥的理解。