2022-03-10 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - exotic & esoteric
2022-03-10
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - exotic & esoteric
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง exotic = “ig-ZOT-ik”
ออกเสียง esoteric = “es-uh-TER-ik”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
exotic & esoteric
Exotic means “of foreign origin,” “striking,”
“unusual,”
“strange,”
“exiting”:
“Mac loved the exotic food, exotic dress,
and exotic speech which encountered in Singapore.”
Esoteric means “understood or appreciated by only a few,”
“private,”
“secret”:
“It is difficult to grasp this esoteric poetry
because of its many allusions to ancient mythology.”
Dictionary.com:
MORE ABOUT ESOTERIC
What does esoteric mean?
Esoteric most commonly means obscure
and only understood or intended to be understood
by a small number of people with special
(and perhaps secret) knowledge.
It’s often used to describe
knowledge that’s only intended to be revealed to people
who have been initiated into a certain group.
The word is often associated with mysticism and the occult.
Such knowledge can be collectively referred to as esoterica,
which can also refer collectively to books
and other works that contain such topics.
Example:
To the uninitiated, this kind of esoteric knowledge
is impenetrably arcane.
Where does esoteric come from?
The first records of the word esoteric come from the mid-1600s.
It comes from the Greek esōterikos, from esōterō, meaning “inner.”
Esoteric information is that which can only be understood
by an inner circle of people,
such as those with in-depth knowledge of an obscure subject.
When you come across a piece of esoteric writing,
it’s often difficult to understand what any of it means,
unless you happen to have the esoteric knowledge
needed to comprehend it.
The word exoteric means the opposite
—commonplace or suitable for the general public.
Ironically, it’s much less commonly known
and used than the word esoteric.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
What is the opposite of esoteric?
The opposite of esoteric is exoteric,
which means "suitable to be imparted to the public."
According to one account,
those who were deemed worthy to
attend the Greek philosopher Aristotle's learned discussions
were known as his "esoterics," his confidants,
while those who merely attended his popular evening lectures
were called his "exoterics."
Since material that is geared toward a target audience
is often not as easily comprehensible to outside observers,
esoteric acquired an extended meaning of "difficult to understand."
Both esoteric and exoteric started appearing in English
in the 17th century;
esoteric traces back to ancient Greek by way of the Late Latin esotericus.
The Greek esōterikos is based
on the comparative form of esō, which means "within."
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