| 单词 | mystery |
| 释义 | mystery (once / 62 pages) n A mystery is something that baffles our understanding and cannot be explained. The giant slabs of Stonehenge, remain a mystery to this day. The noun mystery comes from the Greek mysterion, meaning "secret rite or doctrine." A great synonym for secret is enigma. We use this word all the time to describe stuff we don't understand, from crop circles and UFOs to the origins of the universe and the workings of the human brain. In literature, drama, and film, a mystery is a story that centers around a crime, usually murder, which finally gets solved at the very end. WORD FAMILYmystery: mysteries, mysterious+/mysterious: mysteriouser, mysteriousest, mysteriously USAGE EXAMPLESWhose No. 1 draft pick, Josh Doctson, only got on the field twice this year because of injuries and mysteries? Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Crows soared above sandstone walls as we ran our hands along petrified sand dunes and felt cool mystery. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The whereabouts of the manuscript remained a mystery until its emergence in London. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained how it got out is a mystery Syn|Hyper closed book, enigma, secret perplexity trouble or confusion resulting from complexity 2n a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie Syn|Hypo|Hyper mystery story, whodunit detective story a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution murder mysterya narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
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