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

• 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。
• Life was a dark, insoluble mystery, but whatever it was, strength and weakness were its two constituents.
  人生是玄妙的，不可分解的秘密，但是不管怎么样，强和弱就是它的两种组织成分。
• 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。
• 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。
• The main building was also used for the enactment of mystery plays.
  主楼还用于神秘剧的演出。
• With it lavoister explained the age-old mystery of burning.
  拉瓦锡以此揭开了年代久远的燃烧秘密。
• She's a bit of a mystery!
  她这人有点来历不明！
• The origin of this nation is wrapped in profound mystery.
  这个国家的起源似乎奥秘莫测。
• We set out to find the truth behind the mystery.
  我们开始着手揭开谜团背后的真相。
• The flying saucer is yet an unsolved mystery.
  飞碟仍然是未解之谜。