occult

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒk.ʌlt/|/əˈkʌlt/    美 /əˈkʌlt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Supernatural affairs. uncountable,usually,with-definite-article
    — Due to my strong personal convictions / I wish to stress / That this record / In no way endorses / A belief in the occult
动词 v.
  1. To cover or hide from view. transitive
    — The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
  2. To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate. rare,transitive
    — […]to do so would occult rather than illuminate the utterly unexpected and surprising character of his coming and of his reign.
形容词 adj.
  1. Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
    — occult blood loss; occult cancer
  2. not visible, but chemically detectable.
    — occult blood in the urine
  3. Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
    — The concoctions contrived by Italians were particularly in clamant demand, while the occult sciences of astrology and alchemy lent their support[.]
  4. Esoteric.
    — Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

词形变化

occults present,singular,third-person occulting participle,present occulted participle,past occulted past more occult comparative most occult superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonocculting fecal occult blood hemoccult occultic occultism occultist occult line occultly occultness occultural occulture

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)
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”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)
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”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i)
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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