深奥

• 拼音: shēn ào
• 汉字拆解: 深 = 氵+ 罙 (water going to great depth — profound); 奥 = 宀 + 米 + 大 (grain stored in an inner chamber — hidden depth)

含义

Profound and abstruse; intellectually deep and difficult to understand; recondite; requiring significant effort or expertise to comprehend.

Used to describe knowledge, theories, texts, or concepts that are dense and intellectually demanding. Often paired with 哲学 (philosophy), 理论 (theory), or 学问 (learning). Implies genuine depth rather than mere complexity.

例句

1. 这部哲学著作内容深奥，需要读者具备相当的理论基础才能理解。
2. 量子力学的原理对于普通人来说过于深奥，需要专业背景才能入门。
3. 他用通俗易懂的语言解释了这些深奥的数学概念，令在场学生茅塞顿开。

用法指南

语境: academia, philosophy, science, education

语气: intellectual

正确说法

• 教授擅长将深奥的学术理论转化为生动的案例，让学生易于吸收。(The professor excels at transforming abstruse academic theories into vivid case studies that students can readily absorb.)
• 这篇论文的论述极为深奥，即使是同领域的专家也需要反复研读。(The arguments in this paper are highly recondite — even experts in the same field need to read it repeatedly.)

错误说法

• 这道菜的味道很深奥 — 深奥 applies to intellectual or conceptual depth, not sensory experiences; use 复杂 or 微妙 for flavour complexity

起源与历史

深 (deep) + 奥 (profound, mysterious, inner recess)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal