mystery

英 [ˈmɪstri]

美 [ˈmɪstəri]

n.  神秘的事物; 不可理解之事; 奥秘; 神秘的人(或事物); 陌生而有趣的人(或事物); 神秘; 不可思议

复数：mysteries　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2813 / COCA.2332

牛津词典

noun

• 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；奥秘
  something that is difficult to understand or to explain
  1. It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.
     这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。
  2. Their motives remain a mystery.
     他们的动机仍然是个谜。
  3. It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
     我真无法理解他们为什么会选他。
• 神秘的人（或事物）；陌生而有趣的人（或事物）
  a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them or it
  1. He's a bit of a mystery.
     他这个人有点儿神秘。
  2. There was a mystery guest on the programme.
     节目里有位神秘嘉宾。
  3. The band was financed by a mystery backer.
     这个乐队是由一个不为人知的人资助的。
  4. a mystery tour (= when you do not know where you are going)
     漫游
• 神秘；不可思议；奥秘
  the quality of being difficult to understand or to explain, especially when this makes sb/sth seem interesting and exciting
  1. Mystery surrounds her disappearance.
     她的失踪引起了重重疑团。
  2. His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it) .
     他来历不明。
  3. The dark glasses give her an air of mystery .
     这墨镜使她显得有些神秘。
• 疑案小说（或电影、戏剧）
  a story, a film/movie or a play in which crimes and strange events are only explained at the end
  1. I enjoy murder mysteries.
     我喜欢凶杀奇案作品。
• 秘密的宗教仪式；秘密知识
  secret religious ceremonies; secret knowledge
  1. the teacher who initiated me into the mysteries of mathematics
     把我引进神秘的数学世界的老师
• （宗教信仰的）奥义，奥秘，奥迹
  a religious belief that cannot be explained or proved in a scientific way
  1. the mystery of creation
     造物的奥秘

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谜;神秘的事物;难懂的事物
  Amysteryis something that is not understood or known about.
  1. The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.
     枪炮声来自何处仍是个谜。
  2. ...the mysteries of mental breakdown.
     精神崩溃之谜
• N-UNCOUNT 神秘；谜一样的特质
  If you talk about themysteryof 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.
  1. She's a lady of mystery...
     她是个神秘的女人。
  2. It is an elaborate ceremony, shrouded in mystery.
     仪式是精心筹划的，笼罩着一层神秘的色彩。
• ADJ 神秘的;身份不明的
  Amysteryperson or thing is one whose identity or nature is not known.
  1. The mystery hero immediately alerted police after spotting a bomb.
     那个无名英雄发现炸弹后马上报了警。
  2. ...a mystery prize of up to £1,000.
     高达1,000英镑的神秘奖品
• N-COUNT 疑案小说;推理小说
  Amysteryis a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end.
  1. His fourth novel is a murder mystery set in London.
     他的第四部小说讲述的是一起发生在伦敦的神秘谋杀案。

英英释义

noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  1. how it got out is a mystery
  2. it remains one of nature's secrets
  Synonym:enigmasecretclosed book
• a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  Synonym:mystery storywhodunit

双语例句

• We set out to find the truth behind the mystery.
  我们开始着手揭开谜团背后的真相。
• The main building was also used for the enactment of mystery plays.
  主楼还用于神秘剧的演出。
• The cause of his death remains a mystery to this day.
  他的死因至今还是一个谜。
• That murder was a mystery for a long time, but a clever detective cleared it up.
  那次谋杀案长期以来一直是个谜，后来有个机灵的侦探揭开了真相。
• 'Could you not stay with us while you are solving your mystery?' — 'Oh, we don't want to wear out our welcome.'
  “如果你们有事要忙就不用陪我们了，好么？”——“哦，我们可不想不受欢迎。”
• The flying saucer is yet an unsolved mystery.
  飞碟仍然是未解之谜。
• It's a mystery to me.
  这对我来说是个谜。
• Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death
  事实证据和法庭证据使得自杀成为解开他死因之谜的最令人信服的答案。
• The source of the gunshots still remains a mystery.
  枪炮声来自何处仍是个谜。
• For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.
  多年以来表演教学一直蒙着神秘的面纱。