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

• She has played an intermittent and somewhat enigmatic part in Sebastian's drama.
  在塞巴斯蒂安这出戏中，她一直扮演了一个时隐时现的、有点象谜一样的角色。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She gave an enigmatic smile.
  她深不可测地微微一笑。
• His most enigmatic paintings, such as The Tempest and The Three Philosophers, have no obvious subject.
  他最具神秘感的画作都没有明显的主题，像大风暴和三贤哲。
• Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face
  黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。
• 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。
• Often enigmatic, he's the technical and practical brains of the operation.
  阿什总是高深莫测，有着善于技术破解和实际操作的头脑。
• He is an enigmatic figure.
  他是个谜一般的人物。