Occult
[ ə'kʌlt ]
公共 Public
adj. 超自然的;神秘的;隐藏的;
n. 神秘学;
vt. 隐蔽;[天]（使）掩（星）;
vi. 定时隐蔽;
💡 词根助记
cult =till,表示”耕种,培养”#词根助记：oc+cult教派→在教派内不让别人知道→奥秘的
📝 例句
He was a student of the occult.
他曾研究神秘学。
Astrology and alchemy are occult sciences.
占星学和炼丹术为神秘之学。
Were not all things charged with occult virtues?
所有的一切事情，难道不是都有隐藏的品质？
He and the black-leather fellow looked very occult.
他和那个象黑皮革似的家伙显得很神秘。
A star does not shine because some occult force has caused it to do so.
一颗恒星不发光是因为某些未知的力所致。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“俄拷特”:“俄国”对拷问美国特工的事加以隐藏
※ oc-谐音“额可”,cult-狂热崇拜的:我(额)可崇拜的→神秘的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
occult
adj
(a) only for those with special knowledge or powers; hidden, secret 玄奥的; 神秘的; 隐秘的; 秘密的
occult practices 神秘的习俗.
(b) involving supernatural or magical powers 超自然的; 有魔力的
occult arts, eg witchcraft 秘术（如魔法）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'kʌlt]a. 神秘的, 不可思议的, 超自然的vt. 掩蔽, 隐藏vi. 掩蔽, 隐藏n. 神秘之事, 神秘学【医】 隐的, 潜隐性
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She would be pretty if she wasn't so fat.
她要是不那么胖，还挺漂亮的呢。
Compared to the previous model, our new model is less expensive and easier to use.
与旧型机比较我们的新型价格便宜且更容易操作。
To her horror he said that she was two hours too soon.
搬运工说她早到了两个小时，她听后大吃一惊。