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Enigmatic Smile Mysterious 英 ˌenɪɡ'Mætɪk] 美 ˌenɪɡ'Mætɪk Adj.谜的;莫明其妙的;不可思议的 Pre Historic

英语单词 enigmatic
英美音标 英 [ˌenɪɡ'mætɪk] 美 [ˌenɪɡ'mætɪk]
中文释义 adj.谜的;莫明其妙的;不可思议的
英语例句 (1) It's the most enigmatic pre-historic monument on earth .
(2) Japan is thought to be an enigmatic country by foreigners.
中文例句 (1) 它是地球上最神秘的史前遗迹。
(2) 日本被外国人认为是一个不可思议的国家。
vocabulary简明 Something that's enigmatic is tough to figure out. It's puzzling and even mysterious, like those weird secret college societies, Mona Lisa's smile or the New York Times crossword.
vocabulary扩展 It's no mystery where the adjective enigmatic comes from: It's rooted in the Greek word for riddle. Something that's enigmatic is obscure, unclear and not an easy nut to crack. Translating the Rosetta Stone, with its ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and mysterious foreign writings, was certainly an enigmatic challenge for the archaeologists that found it.
柯林斯解释
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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]神秘的;谜一般的;费解的 Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand.
  • Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face...

    黑利打量着她,脸上带着神秘的笑容。

  • She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.

    她在韦尔斯最具神秘色彩的一部电影中出演主角。

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  • 'Corbiere didn't deserve this,' she said enigmatically.

    “科比埃尔不配得到这个,”她令人费解地说。

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