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单词 esoteric
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•o•ter•ic /ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. understood by or meant for only a small number of people who have special knowledge or interest:poetry full of esoteric allusions.
  2. private;
    secret:an esoteric ritual.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•o•ter•ic  (es′ə ter′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest;
    recondite:poetry full of esoteric allusions.
  2. belonging to the select few.
  3. private;
    secret;
    confidential.
  4. Philosophy(of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group:the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.
  • Greek esōterikós inner, equivalent. to esó̄ter(os) inner + -ikos -ic
  • 1645–55
es′o•ter′i•cal•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abstruse, arcane, cryptic, enigmatic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
esoteric /ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk/ adj
  1. restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity
  2. difficult to understand; abstruse
  3. not openly admitted; private
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō inner

ˌesoˈterically adv ˌesoˈteriˌcism n
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