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enigma

/ɪˈnɪɡmə/
谜

The disappearance of the plane remains an enigma to this day.

这架飞机的失踪至今仍是一个谜。


正式

难以理解或解释的人或事

Her motives remain an enigma even to her closest friends.

即使是她最亲密的朋友,她的动机依然是个谜。

The ancient script is an enigma that archaeologists are still trying to decipher.

这部古老的文献是考古学家仍在试图破解的谜团。

常用于指代神秘、复杂或无法解答的事物。

搭配

an enigma wrapped in a mystery一个谜团中的谜团(强调极度神秘)

同义词

mysterypuzzleriddleconundrum

反义词

claritycertaintysolution

专业提示

区分‘enigma’与‘mystery’

‘Enigma’强调的是无法解答或理解的复杂性,而‘mystery’更侧重于未知但可能被揭开的事物。例如,‘The disappearance is a mystery’(失踪是一个未解之谜),而‘The disappearance is an enigma’(失踪是一个无法理解的谜团)。

词源

源自拉丁语 *aenigma*,源自希腊语 *aínigma*(谜语),源自 *ainíssesthai*(暗示、暗示)+ *-ma*(名词后缀)。

用法说明

通常用于正式或文学语境,强调无法轻易理解或解释的事物。

单词拆解

aínigma (Greek)
谜语
root
英汉词典

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