occult

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a. 神秘的, 不可思议的, 超自然的 v. 掩蔽, 隐藏 n. 神秘之事, 神秘学

发音

UK /ˈɒk.ʌlt/
AU
UK /əˈkʌlt/
US /əˈkʌlt/

词形变化

occulted occulting occults 三单 occults occulting 现在分词 occulted 过去式 occulted 过去分词 more occult 比较级 most occult 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Supernatural affairs.

    神秘学

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To cover or hide from view.

    及物 天文

    The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.

  2. 2.

    To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.

    罕用 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.

    医学

    occult blood loss; occult cancer

  2. 2.

    not visible, but chemically detectable.

    医学

    occult blood in the urine

  3. 3.

    Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.

    神秘的

  4. 4.

    Esoteric.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

supernatural

上位词 3

cause practice pattern

部分词 3

fate destiny theurgy
动词

同义词 1

eclipse

上位词 5

change conceal overshadow hold back hold in
形容词

同义词 5

secret mysterious mystical mystic Orphic

近义相关 3

invisible esoteric unseeable

相关短语

occult line occult lines fecal occult blood fecal occult bloods

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).

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