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abstruse

UK //əbˈstruːs//US //æbˈstruːs//

词源

源自拉丁语 'abstrusus'(隐藏的),由 'ab-'(远离)和 'trudere'(推挤)组成,字面意为'被推挤到远处',引申为'难以触及的'。

adjective

❶ 形容事物难以理解或深奥难懂,通常指理论、概念或语言过于复杂,超出一般人的理解范围。

“The professor's lecture on quantum physics was too abstruse for most students.”

(教授关于量子物理的讲座对大多数学生来说过于深奥。)

“She found the philosophical text abstruse and gave up after a few pages.”

(她觉得这篇哲学文本晦涩难懂,读了几页就放弃了。)

同义词:obscure, esoteric, recondite, arcane, cryptic

常见短语

abstruse concept — 指难以理解的复杂概念,常用于学术或专业领域。

“The theory of relativity is an abstruse concept for many people.”

(相对论对许多人来说是个难以理解的概念。)