| 单词 | occult |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɔ'kʌlt] |
| 解释 | a.秘密的，不公开的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 秘密的, 不公开的(hidden; concealed) 【考】 反义词：bare(赤裸的 ); patent(明显的); fathomable(可看透的) 【记】 oc(不)+cult(教派)→ 在教派内不公开的; 【同】 参考：cult(崇拜，教 派) 【例】 Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences. |
| 字源 | occult (adj.) 1530s, "secret, not divulged," from Middle French occulte and directly from Latin occultus "hidden, concealed, secret," past participle of occulere "cover over, conceal," from ob "over" (see ob-) + a verb related to celare "to hide," from PIE root *kel- (2) "to cover, conceal" (see cell). Meaning "not apprehended by the mind, beyond the range of understanding" is from 1540s. The association with the supernatural sciences (magic, alchemy, astrology, etc.) dates from 1630s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 神秘不可理解的 = inscrutable; 秘密的; 隐藏的 【记】读: 我kao他－这是一件不能公开的事情. 【反】bare(adj 赤裸的; 露出的); patent(adj 特许的; 显著的); fathomable(adj 看得透的); manifest(adj 显然的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cult 小教派一般是不公开，秘密活动的；oc + culture 一种非正常的文化，不是公开的 【相关】cult 指非主流教派，通常有贬义 |
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