Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19237
arcane
神秘的；晦涩难解的
known or understood by very few; secret or mysterious
- 1.
Understood by only a few.
只有少数人理解的。
- 2.
Obscure, mysterious.
晦涩难懂的,神秘的。
- 3.
Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.
需要秘密或神秘知识才能理解的。
- 4.
Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.
极其古老的(如解释或知识),且可能已过时的。
只有少数人理解的。；晦涩难懂的,神秘的。；需要秘密或神秘知识才能理解的。；极其古老的(如解释或知识),且可能已过时的。；神秘的
In use
This old manuscript is full of arcane symbols that only a few scholars can understand.
The rules of this board game seem arcane to me, even after I read the guide twice.
He spends hours studying arcane computer code that hardly anyone else understands.
arcane + noun
作定语修饰名词，表示“晦涩难懂的、神秘的”。
The book covers arcane details of medieval law.
这本书涵盖了中世纪法律的晦涩细节。
be arcane to sb
介词 to 后接人，表示“对某人而言晦涩难懂”。
The ritual was arcane to most outsiders.
这种仪式对大多数外人来说晦涩难解。
find sth arcane
find + 宾语 + arcane 表示“认为……晦涩难懂”，arcane 作宾语补足语。
Connections
Collocations
- arcane knowledge
- 深奥的知识；神秘学问
- The book is full of arcane knowledge that few scholars can understand.这本书充满了深奥的知识，很少有学者能理解。
- arcane rituals
- 神秘的仪式
- The tribe still performs arcane rituals to honor the spirits.这个部落仍然举行神秘的仪式来敬奉神灵。
- arcane language
- 晦涩难懂的语言
- Legal documents often seem to be written in an arcane language.法律文件往往像用晦涩难懂的语言写成的。
- arcane arts
- 神秘技艺；魔法
- In the novel, she masters the arcane arts to defeat the enemy.在小说中，她掌握了神秘技艺来打败敌人。
- arcane lore
- 秘传知识；奥秘传说
- The old wizard shared his arcane lore with the young apprentice.老巫师与年轻学徒分享他的秘传知识。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想“暗刻”：秘密刻下的奥义，自然神秘晦涩，只有内行才懂。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal essays、literary texts 通常多用于正式书面语、文学或学术语境，表示需要专门知识才能理解、带有神秘色彩的事物；在日常口语中较少见。常与 knowledge、subject、ritual 等名词搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with arcane because the stressed vowel and following sounds match /eɪn/. Remember arcane is ar-KAYN, not ar-KAHN; the '-cane' part sounds exactly like cane, sane, etc.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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