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Arcane Knowledge Mysterious World Esoteric 英 ɑː'Keɪn] 美 ɑːr'keɪn

英语单词 arcane
英美音标 英 [ɑː'keɪn] 美 [ɑːr'keɪn]
中文释义 adj.神秘的;不可思议的
英语例句 (1) What is arcane to them is lucid to me.
(2) He wanders through a mysterious world of arcane theology.
中文例句 (1) 对他们来说深奥难解的东西对我却一清二楚。
(2) 他在奇妙的神学领域的神秘世界之中穿梭。
vocabulary简明 Something arcane is understood or known by only a few people. Almost everyone knows the basics of baseball, but only an elite few possess the arcane knowledge of its history that marks the true fan.
vocabulary扩展 A near synonym is esoteric, as in remote information or knowledge. Experts in academic fields often show off the depth of their knowledge by mentioning some arcane and esoteric fact as if it was common for everyone to know. The origin of arcane is Latin arcānus "secret, closed," from arca "a chest, box." Arcana (singular arcanum) are pieces of mysterious knowledge or information.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]秘密的;神秘的 Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
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  • Until a few months ago few people outside the arcane world of contemporary music had heard of Gorecki.

    直至几个月前,在现代音乐神秘殿堂之外很少有人听说了戈莱斯基。

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