mysterious

[英] [miˈstiəriəs] [美] [mɪˈstɪriəs] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 神秘的;难以理解的 Someone or something that is mysterious is strange and is not known about or understood. 
  • He died in mysterious circumstances...

    他死得很蹊跷。

  • A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month...

    他得了一种神秘的怪病,卧床有一个多月。

  • The whole thing seems very mysterious...

    整件事情看起来都很蹊跷。

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  • A couple of messages had mysteriously disappeared.

    几条信息神秘地消失不见了。

2. ADJ-GRADED 爱故弄玄虚的;神秘的 If someone is mysterious about something, they deliberately do not talk much about it, sometimes because they want to make people more interested in it. 
  • As for his job — well, he was very mysterious about it.

    至于他的工作,他总是显得非常神秘,从不多说。

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  • Asked what she meant, she said mysteriously: 'Work it out for yourself'.

    问她是什么意思,她故弄玄虚地说:“你自己想吧。”

Adjective

1. of an obscure nature;

  • "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
  • "a deep dark secret"
  • "the inscrutible workings of Providence"
  • "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson
  • "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;

  • "mysterious symbols"
  • "the mystical style of Blake"
  • "occult lore"
  • "the secret learning of the ancients"
1. He was very mysterious in his manner.
他的行为举止十分神秘。

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2. His action was very mysterious.
他的行动十分神秘。

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3. No one knew the antecedents of the mysterious stranger.
谁也不知道那个神秘陌生人的身世。

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4. The children came to a deserted castle and began with their mysterious expedition.
孩子们来到这个荒无人烟的城堡,开始了他们神秘的探险活动。

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5. The president's room conveyed a delicate aroma of the mysterious East.
总统的房间洋溢着神秘的东方风味。

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6. They described me to be a mysterious person.
他们把我描绘成一个神秘的人。

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