enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj.  神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 神秘的；费解的；令人困惑的
  mysterious and difficult to understand
  1. an enigmatic smile
     神秘的笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 神秘的;谜一般的;费解的
  Someone or something that isenigmaticis mysterious and difficult to understand.
  1. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face...
     黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。
  2. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
     她在韦尔斯最具神秘色彩的一部电影中出演主角。

英英释义

adj

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
  1. the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
  2. so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
  3. an enigmatic smile
  Synonym:oracular
• not clear to the understanding
  1. I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
  2. prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
  Synonym:enigmaticalpuzzling

双语例句

• And what I discovered was that his plays, so often dubbed enigmatic and mysterious, were nearly all spun out of memories of his own experience.
  我发现他那些通常被认为是高深莫测、不可思议的戏剧作品，几乎都是出自对他亲身经历的记忆。
• Ground conditions are not necessarily enigmatic in densely covered areas, even in rain forests.
  在浓密森林覆盖区，甚至在雨林区，地面情况未必都是莫明其妙的。
• Oprah Winfrey talks to one of the world's most enigmatic and secretive pop super stars& Michael Jackson.
  奥普拉会谈一个世界上最神秘的流行音乐超级明星&迈克尔·杰克逊。
• After more than a decade of scrutiny, his nature remains enigmatic and his depths not quite fully fathomed.
  经过十多年的审时度势，他的性格依然是那么让人捉摸不透，韬光养晦高深莫测。
• Goebbels looked anxious, Himmler as calm and enigmatic as usual.
  戈培尔看起来很焦急，希姆莱仍然象平常一样平静和难以捉摸。
• Little is known about this solitary and enigmatic writer.
  人们对这位深居简出的神秘作家所知甚少。
• Scorpio is a Water element, and this makes it a somewhat enigmatic sign.
  天蝎座：水相星座的特质使蝎子有些神秘。
• But politics in China mean responses to these challenges will be enigmatic and uncertain.
  但中国的政治现实意味着，对这些挑战的回应将是晦涩而不确定的。
• Sadness is a way into a mystery, a mystery so rich that sadness never ceases to remain enigmatic.
  悲伤是一种通向某种神秘的方式，这种神秘如此丰富以致于悲伤从未停止过继续神秘。
• Part of what makes him so enigmatic is the nature of his intellect.
  使盖茨神秘莫测的部分原因在于他的智慧特点。