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hermetic

/hur-met-ik/US // hɜrˈmɛt ɪk //UK // (hɜːˈmɛtɪk) //

密闭的,密封的,密封式的,密封式

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made airtight by fusion or sealing.
    • : not affected by outward influence or power; isolated.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of occult science, especially alchemy.
    • : of or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings ascribed to him.

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Examples

  • It bakes, it steams, it smokes, and, because all the dirt above it creates a kind of hermetic seal, it almost pressure-cooks, too.

  • I fell prey to several episodes of anxiety on board that hermetic capsule.

  • Players and staff entered into a hermetic environment, shuttling between stadiums, training facilities and their homes.

  • While teams settle into a hermetic routine, fans are hard at work on their brackets.

  • The documents are extremely hermetic, using niche biotech-technical language.

  • We love to laugh at Kim and Company because it distracts our souls from the horrific reality of their hermetic regime.

  • And Demme, by barely indicating the visual presence of the audience until the end, intensifies the closed-off, hermetic feeling.

  • The government of Colombia decided to loan the 28,000 square meter fixer-upper to a fraternity of hermetic Benedictine monks.

  • Here's how: The Secret Knowledge is a work of almost hermetic abstraction.

  • Forsaking his safely hermetic life, William leaves Molly with neighbors to meet with a rebel group.

  • This work of the learned Ben Hassan was written upon the subject of hermetic philosophy.

  • A few years ago, in a conversation with a shop-clerk, I happened to mention a lead coffin made hermetic with solder.

  • The hermetic philosopher required only the materials, and time, to perform his golden operations.

  • “The priests must be hiding the Hermetic wisdom on purpose,” said Lucius.

  • It is necessary to wet the skin in order that it may work properly and form a hermetic valve.