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小词详解 | arcane
arcane 英 [ɑːˈkeɪn] 美 [ɑːrˈkeɪn]
Mr Buffett contends these figures partly reflect arcane accounting standards which do not cope well with his varied investments.
巴菲特认为,出现这样的数字一定程度上是复杂难懂的会计准则使然,这些准则不能很好地反映他多样化投资的表现。
——《经济学人》This arcane selection process has been illuminated by a lawsuit accusing Harvard of violating federal civil rights law by using racial balancing to shape its admissions in a way that discriminates against Asian-Americans.
这一神秘的遴选过程因一项诉讼而受到关注,该诉讼指控哈佛在招生过程中利用种族平衡,以一种歧视亚裔美国人的方式来调整招生工作,违反了联邦民权法。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 少数人懂的;神秘或秘密的
对他们来说一清二楚的东西对我却深奥难解。
What is lucid to them is arcane to me.
晦涩的行话
arcane jargon对不谙金融界事物的人而言如同天书
seem arcane to those not closely involved in the world of finance
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
艺术是从显而易见和众所周知向神秘与隐蔽迈进的一步。
mysterious: difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify covert: not openly acknowledged or displayed clandestine: kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit