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Mysterious is an adjective describing someone or something that is strange and not understood or known. It can also describe someone who deliberately avoids talking much about something, often to create interest.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]神秘的;难以理解的 Someone or something that is mysterious is strange and is not known about or understood.
He died in mysterious circumstances...
他死得很蹊跷。
A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month...
他得了一种神秘的怪病,卧床有一个多月。
The whole thing seems very mysterious...
整件事情看起来都很蹊跷。
He began to feel sympathy for this slightly mysterious man.
他开始对这位有点儿神秘的男子怀有同情。
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A couple of messages had mysteriously disappeared.
几条信息神秘地消失不见了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]爱故弄玄虚的;神秘的 If someone is mysterious about something, they deliberately do not talk much about it, sometimes because they want to make people more interested in it.
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As for his job — well, he was very mysterious about it.
至于他的工作,他总是显得非常神秘,从不多说。
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Asked what she meant, she said mysteriously: 'Work it out for yourself'.
问她是什么意思,她故弄玄虚地说:“你自己想吧。”
Oxford
mys·teri·ous★/mɪˈstɪəriəs; NAmEmɪˈstɪriəs/adjective1★difficult to understand or explain; strange 神秘的;奇怪的;不易解释的◆He died in mysterious circumstances.他的死因是个谜。◆A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals.一种奇怪的疾病正在侵袭所有的动物。2★(especially of people 尤指人)strange and interesting because you do not know much about them 神秘的;陌生的SYN
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◆A mysterious young woman is living next door.一位神秘的年轻女子住在隔壁。3(of people 人)not saying much about sth, especially when other people want to know more 诡秘的;故弄玄虚的◆He was being very mysterious about where he was going.他十分诡秘,闭口不谈他要去的地方。▶mys·teri·ous·ly/mɪˈstɪəriəsli; NAmEmɪˈstɪriəsli/adverb◆My watch had mysteriously disappeared.我的手表不知怎么就不见了。◆Mysteriously, the streets were deserted.不知怎的,街上空无一人。◆She was silent, smiling mysteriously.她沉默不语,神秘地笑着。mys·teri·ous·ness/mɪˈstɪəriəsnəs; NAmEmɪˈstɪriəsnəs/noun[uncountable ]mys·teri·ous/mɪˈstɪəriəs; NAmEmɪˈstɪriəs/mys·teri·ous·ly/mɪˈstɪəriəsli; NAmEmɪˈstɪriəsli/mys·teri·ous·ness/mɪˈstɪəriəsnəs; NAmEmɪˈstɪriəsnəs/
1mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand: The police are investigating the mysterious deaths of children at the hospital. Benson later disappeared in mysterious circumstances. There’s something mysterious going on.► see thesaurus at
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2a mysterious person is someone who you know very little about and who seems strange or interestingSYN enigmatic: I decided to find out more about my mysterious new neighbour. a mysterious stranger3someone who behaves in a mysterious way says very little about what they are doingSYN secretivemysterious about Helen’s being very mysterious about her plans. She hid her thoughts behind a mysterious smile.—mysteriously adverb: Jackson had mysteriously disappeared.THESAURUSmysterious difficult to explain or understand, and often strange or slightly frightening: · the mysterious disappearance of ships in the waters of the Bermuda Triangle· What’s that mysterious noise?puzzling difficult to explain or understand: · At first this must seem a puzzling question.· I found her attitude deeply puzzling.baffling impossible to understand, so that you feel very confused: · It was a baffling case.· Like many people, I find theoretical physics baffling.inexplicable formal impossible to explain: · For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.· Some things in life are inexplicable.enigmatic formal mysterious and difficult to understand, but also often attractive or interesting – used especially about people, their expressions, or things they say: · She gave him an enigmatic smile.· an enigmatic remarkcryptic formal having a meaning that is difficult to understand, and is not expressed in a clear direct way – used especially about things that people say or write: · I got a rather cryptic message from him.· cryptic commentsbe a mystery if something is a mystery, you cannot understand how or why it happens: · Four years later, his death remains a complete mystery.· It’s all a mystery to me.be shrouded/veiled in mystery if an event or a situation, especially one that happened a long time ago, is shrouded in mystery, it is mysterious because no one knows exactly what happened: · Stone age civilization, veiled in mystery as it is, has provided the greatest challenge to historians.
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神秘的(92%),不可思议的(8%)
adj.神秘的;不可思议的;难解的
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