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单词 arcane
释义
arcane
adjective
formal
uk
/ɑːˈkeɪn/us
/ɑːrˈkeɪn/
mysteriousandknownonly by a fewpeople:
神秘的；秘密的；晦涩难解的
He was the onlypersonwhounderstoodall the arcanedetailsof theagreement.他是唯一能看懂协议中所有那些晦涩难解的繁缛条文的人。
Thisargumentmayseemarcane to those notcloselyinvolvedin theworldoffinance.对于那些不谙金融界事务的人而言，这种观点如同天书。
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(Definition ofarcanefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

arcane| American Dictionary

arcane
adjective
us
/ɑrˈkeɪn/
complicatedandthereforeunderstoodorknownby only a fewpeople:
Theyworkedhard tonegotiateNew York's arcanerulesfor getting onpresidentialballots.
(Definition ofarcanefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofarcane

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But isn't there something gratuitous - perhaps even patronising - in seeing it 'revealed' in various facets, oftenarcane, of this or that argument?
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The sense of the occult as simplyarcaneis wrong in at least one important way.
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It demonstrated her belief that educational research at its best, rather than being somehowarcane, stems from the unique perspectives, experience and understanding of practitioners.
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These were notarcanedebates, but the stuff of community interest, likely to move citizens when constitutions were judged by popular vote.
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Ordinary people had little understanding of or interest in thearcanecomplexities of revolutionary intrigue.
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It provided men with a limited,arcane, learning which improved neither their knowledge of the world nor their conduct and manners within it.
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I went to enhance my understanding of the intriguing andarcaneworld of architects' public relations and self-promotion.
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This enables the twins to replace discursive speech with a primordial yetarcanelanguage that relies solely on aural perception.
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I suspect that many readers have been puzzled by the diversity of its themes : some tell me they thought the issuearcane.
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It should be emphasized that this is not anarcanepoint born of adherence to statistical dogma.
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While it might initially seemarcaneand impossibly complex, it is invaluable for the narrative it provides and for the insights it offers.
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Complicating this individual dilemma witharcaneopinion, let alone draconian policy, rarely if ever helps.
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This soundsarcane, but is surprisingly familiar territory.
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Strange guardians of thearcane, compositors got by, but have been swept aside by a new world.
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By contrast, thearcanedetails of wills are law and not custom.
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