conundrum

英 [kəˈnʌndrəm]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəm]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语

复数：conundrums　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19235 / COCA.14380

牛津词典

noun

• 令人迷惑的难题；复杂难解的问题
  a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve
• 谜语
  a question, usually involving a trick with words, that you ask for fun

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
  Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
  1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
     在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

英英释义

noun

• a difficult problem
  Synonym:riddleenigmabrain-teaser

双语例句

• Both hosts and guests face the conundrum of where to change for a black tie event.
  主人和客人都面临一个难题：在哪里换上一身出席宴会的服装？
• Economists said the surge in inflation also presented Asian central bankers with a conundrum that went against their instincts.
  经济学家表示，通胀飙升还给亚洲各国央行官员带来了一个与其本能相悖的难题。
• The conundrum is not limited to leveraged lending institutions.
  遇到这个难题的并不仅限于杠杆贷款机构。
• This year's mutual-fund scoreboard highlights an interesting conundrum about investing in emerging markets.
  年的共同基金业绩情况凸显出投资新兴市场的一个有趣难题。
• The solution to this conundrum is obvious once you understand how all the logging pieces fit together.
  一旦您了解了所有日志部分如何组合在一起，那么这个问题的解决办法是显而易见的。
• But his biggest concern is over what he calls the "Gates conundrum".
  不过，他最大的顾虑在于他所谓的“盖茨难题”。
• The New York Times recently called in a group of relationship experts to discuss this conundrum.
  前不久，《纽约时报》召集一组情感专家就这一难题展开讨论。
• That's what they call a conundrum.
  这真是一个难题。
• This is a conundrum for them.
  这是一个难题了。
• Your mind resolves this conundrum by deciding that actually the study was pretty interesting after all.
  你的思维是通过决定其实这个研究毕竟还是十分有趣的来解决这一难题。