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单词 exoteric
释义

exoteric

adjective

ex·​o·​ter·​ic ˌek-sə-ˈter-ik How to pronounce exoteric (audio)
1
a
: suitable to be imparted to the public
the exoteric doctrine
compare esoteric
b
: belonging to the outer or less initiate circle
2
: relating to the outside : external
exoterically
ˌek-sə-ˈter-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce exoteric (audio)
adverb

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Exoteric derives from Latin exotericus, which is itself from Greek exōterikos, meaning "external," and ultimately from exō, meaning "outside." Exō has a number of offspring in English, including exotic, exonerate, exorbitant, and the combining form exo- or ex- (as in exoskeleton and exobiology). The antonym of exoteric is esoteric, meaning "designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone"; it descends from the Greek word for "within," esō.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The High Sierra is exoteric—attentive to the general reader, instructive, open in character. Verlyn Klinkenborg, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin exotericus, from Greek exōterikos, literally, external, from exōterō more outside, comparative of exō outside — more at exo-

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

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