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神秘的,不可思议的,超自然的掩蔽,隐藏神秘之事

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover
   up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf.
   F. occulte.]
   Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;
   concealed; unknown.

         It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its
         advances as to escape observation.       --I. Taylor.

   {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the
      construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in
      the finished plan.

   {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were
      observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive
      agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.
      

   {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which
      related to the supposed action or influence of occult
      qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,
      necromancy, and astrology.

Occult \Oc*cult"\, v. t.
   To eclipse; to hide from sight.

资料来源 : WordNet®

occult
     adj 1: hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult
            blood in the stool"
     2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to
        the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;
        "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake";
        "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn:
         {mysterious}, {mystic}, {mystical}, {secret}, {orphic}]

occult
     n 1: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She
          doesn't believe in the supernatural" [syn: {supernatural}]
     2: occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the
        occult" [syn: {occult arts}]
     v 1: cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The
          Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often
          are occulted by other celestial bodies" [syn: {eclipse}]
     2: become concealed or hidden from view or have its light
        extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
     3: hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"