abstruse

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əbˈstɹuːs/

Adjective

formal obsolete

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. / (obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.

Japanese Meaning

理解しにくい、難解な / （古い用法で）隠された、秘密の

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The professor's lecture on quantum field theory was so abstruse that most students left with more questions than answers.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

教授の量子場理論の講義はあまりにも難解で、ほとんどの学生は答えよりも疑問を抱いたまま教室を出た。

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Sense（1）

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.

Some time the good makithe an ile end⸝ ãd the ile a godd. In this opiniõ⸝ and in ſcrutable miſterie be werithe all his wittes⸝ and at the end of his cogitacions⸝ fyndithe more abſtruſe⸝ and doutfull obiections thẽ at the beginning⸝ […]

Sometimes the good maketh an ill end, and the ill a good. In this opinion, and inscrutable mystery be weary all his wits, and at the end of his cogitations, findeth more abstruse, and doubtfull objections than at the beginning, […]

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Sense（2）

(obsolete) Concealed or hidden; secret.

O vvho is he that could carrie nevves to our olde father, that thou vvert but aliue, although thou vvert hidden in the moſt abſtruſe dungeons of Barbarie; for his riches, my brothers and mine vvould fetch thee from thence.

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