单词 | mystery |
释义 | noun | adjective mysterymystery1 /ˈmɪstəri/ ●●● W3 noun (plural mysteries) 1[countable] something that is not understood or cannot be explained, or about which little is known: “Why did he do it?” “I don’t know. It’s a complete mystery.” The police never solved the mystery of Gray’s disappearance. Twenty years later, the cause of his death remains a mystery. How he got the job is one of life’s little mysteries.2[countable] a story, movie, or play in which crimes or strange events are only explained at the end: a murder mysterya mystery story/movie/novel etc. She writes mainly mystery novels.3[uncountable] a quality that makes someone or something seem strange, secret, or difficult to explain: Her dark glasses gave her an air of mystery. Even the origin of the name is shrouded in mystery.4It’s a mystery to me spoken used to say that you cannot understand something at all: It’s a mystery to me how you keep score in this game.5[countable] formal a quality that something has that cannot be explained in any practical or scientific way, especially because it is related to God and religion: mystery of the mystery of Creation6[countable usually plural] information about a subject, activity, etc. that is very complicated, secret, or difficult to understand, and that people want to learn about: his introduction to the mysteries of the perfume business [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin mysterium, from Greek, from mystos keeping silent] noun | adjective mysterymystery2 adjective [only before noun] used to describe someone or something that people do not recognize or know anything about, especially when this causes great interest: The mystery disease has so far killed 60 people. We have a mystery guest on this week’s show.a mystery man/woman Who was the mystery man I saw you with? |
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