| 单词 | enigma |
| 释义 | enigma (once / 1126 pages) n Use the noun enigma to refer to something that is a puzzle or a mystery. Why do you have to learn difficult words like this? That is an enigma. Traveling to English from the Greek through the Latin words for "riddle," enigma refers to something or someone that is mysterious, puzzling or difficult to figure out. As a funny-sounding word with an interesting meaning, many things have been named enigma such as a rock band, a video game, a rollercoaster ride, and a very famous coding machine used in World War II. WORD FAMILYenigma: enigmas, enigmatic, enigmatical+/enigmatic: enigmatically USAGE EXAMPLESThe foreign policy of Trump and his pick for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, remains somewhat of an enigma. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) The curt utterances of Donald Trump recall those of the oracle at Delphi, except that its enigmas were clever. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) This Seattle team remains as confounding as any in the Carroll era, an enigma wrapped in a puzzle. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained Syn|Hyper closed book, mystery, secret perplexity trouble or confusion resulting from complexity 2n a difficult problem Syn|Hyper brain-teaser, conundrum, riddle problem a question raised for consideration or solution |
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