occult
occult
[ɒˈkʌlt, ˈɒkʌlt]
noun
occultation
noun
occultism
noun
occultist
noun
occultly
adverb
occultness
noun
语源
[ɒˈkʌlt, ˈɒkʌlt]
noun
- (the occult)supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena
神秘事物；奥秘的信仰；奥秘的习俗；超自然现象
a secret society to study alchemy and the occult.
研究炼金术和神秘事物的秘密团体。
- of, involving, or relating to supernatural, mystical, or magical powers or phenomena
超自然（现象）的；魔法的；奥秘的
an occult ceremony.
神秘的仪式。
■beyond the range of ordinary knowledge or experience; mysterious
不可理解的；神秘的
a weird occult sensation of having experienced the identical situation before.
一种似曾相识的怪异、神秘的感觉。
■communicated only to the initiated; esoteric
秘传的；深奥的
the typically occult language of the time.
当时典型的秘传语言。 - (Medicine)(of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms
(医)（疾病，过程）不伴随可见迹象（或症状）的
■(of blood) abnormally present, e.g. in faeces, but detectable only chemically or microscopically
（血液）（潜）隐的
- [with obj.]cut off from view by interposing something
隔开（使看不见）
a wooden screen designed to occult the competitors.
把参赛者互相隔开的木屏风。
■(Astronomy)(of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it
(天文)（天体）遮蔽
occultation
noun
occultism
noun
occultist
noun
occultly
adverb
occultness
noun
语源
- late 15th cent. (as a verb): from Latin occultare 'secrete', frequentative of occulere 'conceal', based on celare 'to hide'; the adjective and noun from occult- 'covered over', from the verb occulere
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