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

• I asked, but he said he couldn't tell me the recipe because it was esoteric.
  我问了，但是他说他不能告诉我那药方，因为那是秘传的。
• A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories.
  深奥的哲学理论汇编。
• 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。
• This idea that you have esoteric knowledge would be called a Gnostic kind of notion.
  这种观点是有了这种神秘知识，就能被叫做诺斯替。
• Others use more esoteric approaches.
  还有些基金使用更为深奥的方法。
• On the surface, it might appear as if this is a difficult or esoteric activity.
  表面看来，这似乎是一个很困难或者机密的活动。
• 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。
• Alongside his academic work, he has also been seeking ways to translate his esoteric concepts into profitable practice.
  除了学术工作以外，他还一直在寻找方法把自己深奥的理念转化为利润丰厚的实践。
• How we regulate insurance is not an esoteric issue.
  我们如何监管保险业并不是个深奥的问题。
• Another, more esoteric, application of ropes is to represent state in a virtual machine.
  另一个更加神奇的rope应用是表示虚拟机的状态。