2N-UNCOUNT 神秘;谜一样的特质 If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality. 神秘;谜一样的特质
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MYSTERY | MYSTERY + VERB | MYSTERY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great極大的謎團◇How the disease started is one of medicine's great mysteries.這種病的起因是醫學上的一大未解之謎。➤little, minor, small小疑團;小謎團◇one of life's little mysteries人生的小謎團之一➤complete, total完全不可思議的事;百思不解之謎◇She was a total mystery to him despite their long association.儘管已經交往很長時間了,但對他而言,她還完全是個謎。➤whole整個謎團◇He had found the clue to unlock the whole mystery他已經找到了解開整個謎團的線索。➤certain某種神秘感◇Her blue eyes had a certain mystery.她的藍眼睛帶有一種神秘感。➤genuine, real真正的謎團➤central主要的疑團◇the central mystery of the story故事的主要疑點➤deep, profound極大的神秘感◇a place of deep mystery and enchantment極為神秘而迷人的地方➤enduring, eternal, long-standing長久的未解之謎;永恆的謎團;由來已久的謎團➤ancient古老的謎➤dark可怕的謎➤intriguing引人入勝的謎團➤impenetrable, unfathomable不可測知的/深不可測的謎團➤insoluble, unsolvable (especially NAmE) 無法解開的謎團▸➤unexplained, unsolved未解之謎➤divine, religious, sacred上天的/宗教的/神聖的秘密儀式➤scientific科學之謎➤detective, murder偵探小說;兇殺推理小說◇He is the author of several murder mysteries.他寫有幾部兇殺推理小說。VERB + MYSTERY➤be, present (sb with), remain是個謎;(對某人)呈現出神秘感;仍然是個謎◇How these insects actually communicate presents something of a mystery.這些昆蟲究竟怎樣傳遞信息可以說還是個謎。➤have, hold具有神秘感;藏有謎團◇It was easy to believe that the house held some great mystery.人們很容易相信這所房子藏有某個極大的謎團。➤be cloaked in, be shrouded in籠罩在神秘中;神秘莫測◇The whole incident was shrouded in mystery.整個事件籠罩着一層神秘色彩。➤deepen加深神秘感◇The silence has deepened the mystery surrounding his work.沉默使他的工作更富神秘感。➤lose失去神秘感◇Air travel has lost much of its mystery.空中旅行的神秘感已消退大半。➤retain保持神秘感➤clear up, crack, discover, explain, figure out, piece together, resolve, solve, uncover, unlock, unravel, unveil使神秘之事真相大白;破解謎局;解謎;一點點揭開謎團;解開謎局;揭開神秘面紗◇The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方很快就會揭開兇器失踪之謎。➤shed light on, throw light on對揭示謎團有幫助◇The witness could shed no light on the mystery of the deceased's identity.目擊者對揭開死者身分之謎沒什麼幫助。➤explore, fathom, grapple with, penetrate, probe, understand探索奧秘;努力破解謎團;洞察奧秘;探究奧秘;參透奧秘◇Her poetry attempts to penetrate the dark mystery of death.她的詩歌試圖探索死亡的玄妙奧秘。➤contemplate, ponder, ponder on思索⋯的奧秘◇She pondered the mystery of the disappearing thief.她反複琢磨為什麼那個竊賊踪影全無。MYSTERY + VERB➤remain神秘依舊◇Mystery remains over who will star in the film.誰將主演該影片仍然是個謎。➤deepen疑團愈發難解◇The mystery deepened when the police's only suspect was found murdered.警方唯一的嫌疑人被殺了,這個案子變得更加撲朔迷離。➤unfold, unravel謎團展開;迷霧散去➤involve sb/sth奧秘牽涉⋯➤surround sth圍繞⋯的謎團◇the mystery surrounding her resignation她的辭職之謎MYSTERY + NOUN➤man, woman神秘男子/女子◇Their suspect was a mystery man: a quiet, happily married man with no enemies.他們確定的嫌疑人是一個神秘男子:一個性格安靜、婚姻幸福、沒有仇人的男子。➤caller, guest神秘的來訪者/客人➤shopper神秘顧客(指假扮成顧客的匿名評議員)➤benefactor (especially BrE) 神秘的捐助人➤bidder, buyer (both especially BrE) 神秘的出價人/買家➤prize (BrE) 神秘的獎品▸➤tour (BrE) (未告知目的地的)神秘之旅▸➤bug, disease, illness, virus (all especially BrE) 神秘病菌;神秘疾病;莫名的不舒服;神秘病毒➤novel, story, thriller懸疑小說;神秘故事;推理驚險小說PREPOSITION➤mystery about關於⋯的謎團◇There's a bit of a mystery about this child.這孩子讓人覺着有點兒難以捉摸。➤mystery as to關於⋯之謎◇It remains a mystery as to where he was buried.他的埋葬地至今仍是個謎。➤mystery to對⋯是個謎◇My sister is a complete mystery to me.姐姐對我來說完全是個謎。PHRASES➤an air of mystery, an aura of mystery神秘氣氛◇Wearing dark glasses gives him an air of mystery.戴墨鏡賦予他一種神秘感。➤something of a mystery有點兒神秘▸➤take the mystery out of sth解開⋯之謎◇Modern weather forecasts try to take the mystery out of meteorology.現代天氣預報試圖揭開氣象學的神秘面紗。
mystery ♦︎ problem ♦︎ paradox ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ enigma ♦︎ secretThese are all words for sth that is difficult to understand or explain.这些词均表示神秘的事物、不可理解之事、不解之谜。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a mystery / paradox / puzzle about sth◆a mystery / puzzle / enigma to sb◆a great mystery / problem / paradox / puzzle / enigma◆to solve a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explain a mystery / a problem / a paradox / the secrets of sth◆to remain a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explore the mysteries / problem / secrets of sth◆something of a mystery / a paradox / a puzzle / an enigma■mystery ˈmɪstri [countable] something that is difficult to understand or explain; a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them/it神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜;陌生而有趣的人(或事物)◆The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。◆It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我完全无法理解他们为什么选了他。◆He's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。ⓘ Mystery is often used like an adjective before another noun to describe sb/sth that is unknown, strange or unexplained. * mystery常像形容词一样用在另一个名词前,描述未知、陌生或不可理解的人或事物◆a mystery man / woman神秘的男人/女人◆a mystery caller神秘来客◆a mystery disease / illness / virus未知的疾病/病毒 see also mysterious ⇨ strange1■problem [countable] a question that must be answered by using logical thought or mathematics逻辑题;数学题◆a mathematical / philosophical problem数学题;哲学问题◆This is one of the great problems of cosmology: where did the overall structure of the universe come from?以下是宇宙学的一个重大问题:宇宙的总体结构源自何处?■paradox ˈpærədɒks; NAmEˈpærədɑːks [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and seems strange or difficult to understand矛盾的人(或事物、情况)◆He was a paradox-a loner who loved to chat to strangers.他真是个矛盾体,生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人攀谈。◆It's a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象-职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。▸paradoxical
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◆It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country.某些最贫穷的人却住在这个国家最富裕的一些地区,这似乎很矛盾。■puzzle [countable, usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or to explain神秘的事物;不可理解之事;不解之谜◆There is a puzzle about how the plant first came to Britain.这种植物最初如何传入英国还不清楚。◆Another piece of the puzzle fell into place.谜团的另一部分也清晰起来。 see also puzzling ⇨ confusing■enigmaɪˈnɪgmə [countable] a person, thing or situation that seems strange and is difficult to understand神秘的人;费解的事物;令人困惑的处境◆The tower presents an enigma. How old is it? Who built it?这座塔是个难解之谜-它的历史有多长?建造者是谁?▸enigmatic ˌenɪgˈmætɪk
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◆He gave an enigmatic smile.他露出了神秘的微笑。NOTE辨析 Mystery, puzzle or enigma?A puzzle always has a solution, if only you can work it out, usually by collecting evidence and thinking logically about it. A mystery may have a solution that can be found in this way, or it may be more puzzling than this and deal with wider and deeper issues. * puzzle只要破解就会有答案,破解的方法通常是收集证据并进行逻辑思考。 mystery也许有答案,可以用前述的方法找到,或者更加令人困惑,涉及更广更深的问题◆the mysteries of life / death / science生命/死亡/科学之谜◆the puzzles of life/death/scienceAn enigma is usually sth that can never be solved because the evidence does not exist and/or it is too complicated a matter for logical thought to solve on its own. * enigma通常指永远解不开的谜,因为证据不存在,或者问题太复杂,单凭逻辑思考无力破解。■secret [countable, usually plural] something that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand奥秘;奥妙◆They hope to unlock the secrets of the universe.他们希望破解宇宙的奥秘。