arcane
arcane 英 [ɑ:ˈkeɪn] 美 [ɑrˈkeɪn]
adj. 神秘的；晦涩难解的；秘传的
比较级:arcaner 最高级:arcanest
- 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.
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- adj. 神秘的；晦涩难解的；秘传的
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1. It was an arcane dispute over tariffs.
这是一场关于关税的神秘争斗。
- arcane (adj.) 1540s, from Latin arcanus "secret, hidden, private, concealed," from arcere "to close up, enclose, contain," from arca "chest, box, place for safe-keeping," from PIE root *ark- "to hold, contain, guard" (source also of Greek arkos "defense," arkein "to ward off;" Armenian argel "obstacle;" Lithuanian raktas "key," rakinti "to shut, lock").
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