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occult adj.不可思议的；神秘的；超自然的n.神秘学 (1) 他和那个象黑皮革似的家伙显得很神秘。(2) 这个组织的秘密礼仪只有其成员可以知道。(3) 占星学和炼丹术为神秘之学。(4) 他对巫术魔法情有独钟。 The word occult has its roots in the Latin occultus, meaning “hidden, secret.” That's why it can also be used as both a noun referring to black magic and an adjective meaning "difficult to see." Quipped the famous physicist Heinz Pagels, “I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.”

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英 [ə'kʌlt] 美 [ə'kʌlt] (1) He and the black-leather fellow looked very occult.(2) The occult rites of the organization were revealed only to its members.(3) Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences.(4) He's interested in witchcraft and the occult. Dark and mysterious, the occult is a kind of supernatural power or magic. If you see your neighbor chanting over a giant vat of bubbling brew in the middle of the night, there's a chance he's dabbling in the occult. 1[N-SING 单数名词]神秘学 The occult is the knowledge and study of supernatural or magical forces.   [the N]  [ADJ n]...sinister experiments with the occult.邪恶的神秘学实验...books dealing with the occult.有关神秘学的书籍Occult is also an adjective....organisations which campaign against paganism and occult practice.发起反对异教和神秘习俗运动的组织

英语单词	occult
英美音标	英 [ə'kʌlt] 美 [ə'kʌlt]
中文释义	adj.不可思议的；神秘的；超自然的 n.神秘学
英语例句	(1) He and the black-leather fellow looked very occult. (2) The occult rites of the organization were revealed only to its members. (3) Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences. (4) He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
中文例句	(1) 他和那个象黑皮革似的家伙显得很神秘。 (2) 这个组织的秘密礼仪只有其成员可以知道。 (3) 占星学和炼丹术为神秘之学。 (4) 他对巫术魔法情有独钟。
vocabulary简明	Dark and mysterious, the occult is a kind of supernatural power or magic. If you see your neighbor chanting over a giant vat of bubbling brew in the middle of the night, there's a chance he's dabbling in the occult.
vocabulary扩展	The word occult has its roots in the Latin occultus, meaning “hidden, secret.” That's why it can also be used as both a noun referring to black magic and an adjective meaning "difficult to see." Quipped the famous physicist Heinz Pagels, “I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.”
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]神秘学 The occult is the knowledge and study of supernatural or magical forces. [the N] [ADJ n] ...sinister experiments with the occult. 邪恶的神秘学实验 ...books dealing with the occult. 有关神秘学的书籍 Occult is also an adjective. ...organisations which campaign against paganism and occult practice. 发起反对异教和神秘习俗运动的组织

Occult Supernatural Meaning N 英 ə'Kʌlt] 美 ə'Kʌlt Adj.不可思议的；神秘的；超自然的