exoteric

a. 外界的, 一般人所能理解的, 开放的, 公开的 n. 公开的教义

发音

UK /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈtɛɹɪk/
US /ˌɛksəˈtɛɹɪk/

词形变化

exoterics 复数 exoterics more exoteric 比较级 most exoteric 最高级

别名

exoterical

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is not part of an enlightened inner circle, and not privy to esoteric knowledge.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.

  2. 2.

    Of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.

    Of a person: not part of an enlightened inner circle; not privy to esoteric knowledge.

    引申义

    Near-synonym: uninitiated

  3. 3.

    Capable of being fully or readily comprehended by the public; accessible; also, having an obvious application.

  4. 4.

    External.

    古体
  5. 5.

    Having wide currency; popular, prevalent.

    古体 罕用

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

esoteric

参见 1

public

词源

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin exōtericus + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). Exōtericus is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερῐκός (exōterĭkós, “exterior, external, outside”, adjective), from ἐξωτέρω (exōtérō, “more exterior”) (the comparative form of ἔξω (éxō, “external, outer”) (ultimately from ἐκ (ek, “beyond; outside”, preposition), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”)) + -τέρω (-térō) (an inflected form of -τερος (-teros, suffix forming comparative forms)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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