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Riddle Legs Holes Question Problem Rɪdl N.不可解之问题;谜 Walks

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Pron ['rɪdl]
Back 【riddle】
n.不可解之问题;谜
To the riddle "What walks on four legs in the morning two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? the answer is "man"
谜题:什么东西早上用四只脚走路,中午用两只脚,黄昏用三只脚?答案是“人”
Vocab
riddlepierce with many holes

What's a question or problem that requires a bit of thought before you answer? It's a riddle, of course. The verb riddle can mean to speak in a puzzling fashion, though that use is not very common.

The word riddle might put you in mind of such brain-teasers as "Why did the chicken cross the road?", but riddles actually have a distinguished history in English literature going back to the 10th century. Today, you often find riddle used to mean a hard problem or question to figure out. Is it a riddle to you why you have to go to school? In an unrelated use, if something is riddled with holes, there are many holes in it, quite possible from bullets!

All forms of 'riddle' will appear on average once every 705 pages.
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