mystery
n
1 [C]
(a) thing of which the cause or origin is hidden or impossible to explain 神秘的事物; 不可解釋的事物; 秘密
the mystery/mysteries of life 生命的奧秘
a crime that is an unsolved mystery 一宗未破的神秘罪案
It's a mystery to me why they didn't choose him. 他們?yōu)槭颤N不選擇他我覺得是個謎.
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a mystery guest, visitor, tour, ie kept secret until a certain moment 神秘的客人、 來訪者、 旅行(不到時候不公開).
(b) (infml 口) person about whom not much is known or can be found out 來歷不明或難探究竟的人
He's a bit of a mystery! 他這人有點來歷不明!
2 [U] condition of being secret or obscure 秘密; 神秘
His past is shrouded in mystery, ie one cannot find out the truth about it. 他的過去使人捉摸不透.
3 [U] practice of or fondness for making things secret; secrecy 賣弄玄虛; 故作神秘; 奧秘
You're full of mystery tonight; what's going on? 你今天晚上很神秘, 搞的什麼名堂?
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a `mystery man/woman 神秘的男子[女子].
4 [C] religious truth or belief that is beyond human understanding (宗教的)真諦, 信仰, 奧秘
the mystery of the Incarnation, of the Eucharist, etc 神靈化身、 圣餐等的玄理.
5 mysteries [pl]
secret religious ceremonies (of the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc) (古希臘、 羅馬等的)秘密宗教儀式
(fig 比喻) initiating the new recruit into the mysteries (ie customs and practices) of army life 帶領新兵熟悉軍隊生活中的規(guī)矩.
6 [C] story or play about a puzzling crime 神秘罪案的故事或戲劇
a murder mystery 兇殺奇案
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a mystery thriller 驚險懸疑作品.