| 单词 | enigma |
| 释义 | enigma /ɪnɪgmə/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that seems strange and is difficult to understand神秘的人；费解的事物；令人困惑的处境◆the tower presents an enigma. how old is it? who built it?这座塔是个难解之谜 － 它的历史有多长？建造者是谁？▸ enigmatic /enɪgmætɪk/ adjective◆he gave an enigmatic smile.他露出了神秘的微笑。note 辨析 mystery, puzzle or enigma?a puzzle always has a solution, if only you can work it out, usually by collecting evidence and thinking logically about it. a mystery may have a solution that can be found in this way, or it may be more puzzling than this and deal with wider and deeper issues. * puzzle 只要破解就会有答案，破解的方法通常是收集证据并进行逻辑思考。 mystery 也许有答案，可以用前述的方法找到，或者更加令人困惑，涉及更广更深的问题◆the mysteries of life / death / science生命／死亡／科学之谜◆the puzzles of life/death/science an enigma is usually sth that can never be solved because the evidence does not exist and/or it is too complicated a matter for logical thought to solve on its own. * enigma 通常指永远解不开的谜，因为证据不存在，或者问题太复杂，单凭逻辑思考无力破解。enigma/ɪˈnɪgmə ||; ɪˈnɪgmə/noun [c] (plural enigmas) a person, thing or situation that is difficult to understand 令人费解的人或事物；谜 ➔enigmatic /ˌenɪgˈmætɪk ||; ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk/ adjenigmasee ⇨ mysterious 3,4 e·nig·ma /ɪ`nɪgmə; ɪˈnɪɡmə/n [c]someone or something that is strange, mysterious, and difficult to understand 神秘的人; 费解的事，谜:◇that man will always be an enigma to me. 那个男人对我来说永远是个谜一样的人。 |
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