enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj.  神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11549 / COCA.11873

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• But politics in China mean responses to these challenges will be enigmatic and uncertain.
  但中国的政治现实意味着，对这些挑战的回应将是晦涩而不确定的。
• After more than a decade of scrutiny, his nature remains enigmatic and his depths not quite fully fathomed.
  经过十多年的审时度势，他的性格依然是那么让人捉摸不透，韬光养晦高深莫测。
• 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。
• Since then he has been an enigmatic figure at the field of architecture.
  从此以后，他在建筑界一直是一个谜一样的人物。
• Goebbels looked anxious, Himmler as calm and enigmatic as usual.
  戈培尔看起来很焦急，希姆莱仍然象平常一样平静和难以捉摸。
• His only answer was an enigmatic smile.
  他唯一的回答就是神秘的微笑。