| 单词 | conundrum |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kə'nʌndrəm] |
| 解释 | n.(答案有双关意义的)谜语；难题 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 谜语 (puzzling questions or problems) 【考】 conundrum : solve / tangle : unravel(难题难解决/缠结难 解开) 【记】 分割记忆：con＋undr um看成under,全部在 下面不知道→谜语 |
| 字源 | conundrum (n.) 1590s, Oxford University slang for "pedant," also "whim," etc., later (1790) "riddle, puzzle." Also spelled quonundrum. The sort of ponderous pseudo-Latin word that was once the height of humor in learned circles. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 谜语(答案为双关语) = puzzling; (自相矛盾的、难以解决的)巨难的题 = questions = dilemma 【聊】双关语: Seven days without water make one weak = week 七天没有水使人虚弱; 七天没有水也是一个星期. 【记】con全部, undrum = under＋drum(n 鼓): 全部蒙在鼓里－谜语 【类】conundrum: solve = tangle: unravel 难题难解决 = 缠结难解开 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】con + under + drum 全都蒙在鼓里→谜语 |
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