recondite
UK/'rekәndait/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Dealing with very deep, difficult, or specialized matters; obscure
深奥的，晦涩的；冷僻的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre-again, back
+
con-together, with
+
ditegive
=recondite
Edge case: NOT from dare 'give.' From Latin recondere (re- + con- + -dere 'to put/store away'), so recondite literally means 'hidden, stored out of sight.' Knowledge that is recondite is tucked away where only specialists can reach it.
Common Collocations
- 1.recondite knowledge深奥的知识
- 2.recondite subject冷僻的学科
- 3.[recondite terminology]晦涩的术语
- 4.[recondite scholarship]艰深的学问
Example Sentences
- 1.
His lectures were full of recondite references that few could follow.
- 2.
The paper tackles a recondite corner of medieval law.