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cryptic adj.隐秘的；秘密的；用密码的；隐晦的 (1) 一个神秘消息要求法国需要从阿富汗撤军。(2) 我不知道这句暗藏玄机的评语是要表示什麽。(3) 亨利赶着在当天就向高级职员发出了一份使人费解的内部通知。(4) 她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照。 Cryptic is from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos "hidden." This Greek adjective is the source of our English word crypt, referring to a room under a church in which dead people are buried. That might account for why the word cryptic has an eerie tone to it.

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英 ['krɪptɪk] 美 ['krɪptɪk] (1) A cryptic message said France needs to pull troops out of Afghanistan.(2) I don't know what this cryptic remark is intended to convey.(3) Before the day was over, Henry issued a cryptic memo to top executives.(4) She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life. White bunny. Moon. Square. Do you understand what that means? Of course not! It's totally cryptic. Cryptic comments or messages are hard to understand because they seem to have a hidden meaning. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有隐含意义的；含义隐晦的 A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges...他发表了一个简短隐晦的声明，否认对其间谍行为的指控。My father's notes are more cryptic here.父亲的这段笔记更加晦涩难懂。cryptically'Not necessarily,' she says cryptically.“不一定，”她隐晦地说道。

英语单词	cryptic
英美音标	英 ['krɪptɪk] 美 ['krɪptɪk]
中文释义	adj.隐秘的；秘密的；用密码的；隐晦的
英语例句	(1) A cryptic message said France needs to pull troops out of Afghanistan. (2) I don't know what this cryptic remark is intended to convey. (3) Before the day was over, Henry issued a cryptic memo to top executives. (4) She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.
中文例句	(1) 一个神秘消息要求法国需要从阿富汗撤军。 (2) 我不知道这句暗藏玄机的评语是要表示什麽。 (3) 亨利赶着在当天就向高级职员发出了一份使人费解的内部通知。 (4) 她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照。
vocabulary简明	White bunny. Moon. Square. Do you understand what that means? Of course not! It's totally cryptic. Cryptic comments or messages are hard to understand because they seem to have a hidden meaning.
vocabulary扩展	Cryptic is from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos "hidden." This Greek adjective is the source of our English word crypt, referring to a room under a church in which dead people are buried. That might account for why the word cryptic has an eerie tone to it.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有隐含意义的；含义隐晦的 A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges... 他发表了一个简短隐晦的声明，否认对其间谍行为的指控。 My father's notes are more cryptic here. 父亲的这段笔记更加晦涩难懂。 cryptically 'Not necessarily,' she says cryptically. “不一定，”她隐晦地说道。

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