enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj.  神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 神秘的；费解的；令人困惑的
  mysterious and difficult to understand
  1. an enigmatic smile
     神秘的笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 神秘的;谜一般的;费解的
  Someone or something that isenigmaticis mysterious and difficult to understand.
  1. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face...
     黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。
  2. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
     她在韦尔斯最具神秘色彩的一部电影中出演主角。

英英释义

adj

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
  1. the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
  2. so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
  3. an enigmatic smile
  Synonym:oracular
• not clear to the understanding
  1. I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
  2. prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
  Synonym:enigmaticalpuzzling

双语例句

• Little is known about this solitary and enigmatic writer.
  人们对这位深居简出的神秘作家所知甚少。
• He is an enigmatic figure.
  他是个谜一般的人物。
• Scorpio is a Water element, and this makes it a somewhat enigmatic sign.
  天蝎座：水相星座的特质使蝎子有些神秘。
• Foreigner consider Japan to be an enigmatic country.
  外国人认为日本是一个不可思议的国家。
• His only answer was an enigmatic smile.
  他唯一的回答就是神秘的微笑。
• Although significant progress has been made over the past few decades, many elements regarding the diagnosis and management of patients with prostate cancer remain enigmatic.
  尽管在过去十年里做出了重大进展，但是关于前列腺癌患者的诊断和管理的许多因素仍然是高深莫测的。
• The relatively few facts we know about the world's greatest poet and dramatist, William Shakespeare, have made him an enigmatic figure. Some imaginative people have even concluded that he wasn't who he was after all.
  我们对威廉莎士比亚所知甚少，以至这位世界上最伟大的诗人兼剧作家几乎成了一位神秘人物。有些颇具想象力的人甚至得出结论：莎士比亚根本不是我们所了解的那个人！
• A half-mile trail winds past lava boulders incised with mysterious markings from the past: turtles, warriors, fish, and enigmatic spirals.
  半英里径风切过去，熔岩、巨石与神秘的标记，从过去到现在有：海龟，勇士，鱼，和神秘的螺旋。
• Sadness is a way into a mystery, a mystery so rich that sadness never ceases to remain enigmatic.
  悲伤是一种通向某种神秘的方式，这种神秘如此丰富以致于悲伤从未停止过继续神秘。
• Well that's probably not the only thing you don't know about the enigmatic Kitty.
  怎么样，不知道吧！有关这只神秘的小猫你可能有更多不知道的事情呢！