esoteric英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy.
One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric doctrines or rites.

形容词 adj.

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.

— The writing in this manual is very esoteric; I’d need a degree in engineering just to understand it!
Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.

— When he spoke to me of esoteric mysteries I wanted to say to him,"Don't give me that spiritual hokum, friend!"
Confidential; private.

— an esoteric purpose

词形变化

more esoteric comparative most esoteric superlative esoterick alternative,obsolete esoterics plural esoterick alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

反义词

exoteric

衍生词

esoteric programming language nonesoteric unesoteric

词源

词源 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”) (the term esoteric referred originally to the secret teachings of Greek philosophers, versus public or exoteric ones).

词源 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”) (the term esoteric referred originally to the secret teachings of Greek philosophers, versus public or exoteric ones).