| 正面 | 12205.enigmatic 英 [,enɪg'mætɪk]美 ['ɛnɪg'mætɪk] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. *burg- / *bourg- 'protect, fortress' (whence also bury), a variant of *berg- (source of English barrow 'mound' and German berg 'mountain, hill') and *borg- (source of English borrow).2. *burg- / *bourg- meaning began to change from 'fortress', through 'fortified town', to simply 'town'.3. *burg- => borough (Old English burg or burh).4. 本义:a dwelling or dwellings within a fortified enclosure.adj. 神秘的;高深莫测的;谜一般的 例句: 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。 enigmatic 神秘的来自enigma, 谜,费解。 enigmatic (adj.)1640s, from Late Latin aenigmaticus, from aenigmat-, stem of aenigma (see enigma). Enigmatical in the same sense is from 1570s. Related: Enigmatically." |
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