Meaning
艰深 describes text, ideas, or subject matter that is both difficult to understand and profound or complex in nature. It suggests content that requires significant intellectual effort and background knowledge to comprehend, often used for academic writings, philosophical texts, or specialized technical material.
Usage
This is a formal, literary term typically used in academic or intellectual contexts. It appears frequently in book reviews, literary criticism, and discussions of scholarly works. Native speakers use it to describe content that is genuinely challenging rather than merely unfamiliar, implying both difficulty (艰) and depth (深).
Examples
- 01这本哲学著作文字艰深，不适合初学者阅读。, .This philosophical work is abstruse in its writing and not suitable for beginners to read.
- 02教授讲课时尽量避免使用艰深的术语，以便学生理解。, .The professor tries to avoid using abstruse terminology when teaching so that students can understand.
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Common collocations
- 艰深晦涩abstruse and obscure
- 文字艰深the writing is abstruse
- 理论艰深the theory is abstruse
- 过于艰深excessively abstruse
Antonyms
Origin
The compound combines 艰 (difficult, arduous) with 深 (deep, profound) to create a meaning that encompasses both difficulty and depth, suggesting something that is hard to penetrate intellectually.