mystery

英 [ˈmɪstri]

美 [ˈmɪstəri]

n.  神秘的事物; 不可理解之事; 奥秘; 神秘的人(或事物); 陌生而有趣的人(或事物); 神秘; 不可思议

复数：mysteries　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2813 / COCA.2332

牛津词典

noun

• 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；奥秘
  something that is difficult to understand or to explain
  1. It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.
     这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。
  2. Their motives remain a mystery.
     他们的动机仍然是个谜。
  3. It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
     我真无法理解他们为什么会选他。
• 神秘的人（或事物）；陌生而有趣的人（或事物）
  a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them or it
  1. He's a bit of a mystery.
     他这个人有点儿神秘。
  2. There was a mystery guest on the programme.
     节目里有位神秘嘉宾。
  3. The band was financed by a mystery backer.
     这个乐队是由一个不为人知的人资助的。
  4. a mystery tour (= when you do not know where you are going)
     漫游
• 神秘；不可思议；奥秘
  the quality of being difficult to understand or to explain, especially when this makes sb/sth seem interesting and exciting
  1. Mystery surrounds her disappearance.
     她的失踪引起了重重疑团。
  2. His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it) .
     他来历不明。
  3. The dark glasses give her an air of mystery .
     这墨镜使她显得有些神秘。
• 疑案小说（或电影、戏剧）
  a story, a film/movie or a play in which crimes and strange events are only explained at the end
  1. I enjoy murder mysteries.
     我喜欢凶杀奇案作品。
• 秘密的宗教仪式；秘密知识
  secret religious ceremonies; secret knowledge
  1. the teacher who initiated me into the mysteries of mathematics
     把我引进神秘的数学世界的老师
• （宗教信仰的）奥义，奥秘，奥迹
  a religious belief that cannot be explained or proved in a scientific way
  1. the mystery of creation
     造物的奥秘

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谜;神秘的事物;难懂的事物
  Amysteryis something that is not understood or known about.
  1. The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.
     枪炮声来自何处仍是个谜。
  2. ...the mysteries of mental breakdown.
     精神崩溃之谜
• N-UNCOUNT 神秘；谜一样的特质
  If you talk about themysteryof someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality.
  1. She's a lady of mystery...
     她是个神秘的女人。
  2. It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery.
     仪式是精心筹划的，笼罩着一层神秘的色彩。
• ADJ 神秘的;身份不明的
  Amysteryperson or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known.
  1. The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb.
     那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。
  2. ...a mystery prize of up to £1,000.
     高达1,000英镑的神秘奖品
• N-COUNT 疑案小说;推理小说
  Amysteryis a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end.
  1. His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
     他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。

英英释义

noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  1. how it got out is a mystery
  2. it remains one of nature's secrets
  Synonym:enigmasecretclosed book
• a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  Synonym:mystery storywhodunit

双语例句

• She's a lady of mystery
  她是个神秘的女人。
• There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents.
  她的身世中有一个神秘之处。
• No clue to the mystery has been found.
  至今还没发现任何有关这一神秘事物的蛛丝马迹。
• The mystery has no clue to it.
  这件神秘案件找不到线索。
• The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.
  枪炮声来自何处仍是个谜。
• The Italian economic miracle has always been a mystery
  意大利的经济奇迹一直是个谜。
• She's a bit of a mystery!
  她这人有点来历不明！
• A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance
  一位年轻的母亲飞抵冰岛，要揭开她丈夫失踪之谜。
• It held more mystery than even the darkest jungle
  它甚至比最黑暗的丛林还更令人感到神秘。
• Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death
  事实证据和法庭证据使得自杀成为解开他死因之谜的最令人信服的答案。