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

• These things appear enigmatic and mysterious.
  这些事情看来高深不已、神秘莫测。
• And so we speak on the enigmatic purpose of the Pyramids.
  下面我们谈谈这些金字塔高深莫测的作用。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since then he has been an enigmatic figure at the field of architecture.
  从此以后，他在建筑界一直是一个谜一样的人物。
• Well that's probably not the only thing you don't know about the enigmatic Kitty.
  怎么样，不知道吧！有关这只神秘的小猫你可能有更多不知道的事情呢！
• For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and her enigmatic smile have inspired as much speculation as admiration.
  数百年来，达芬奇的“蒙娜丽莎”和她那神秘的微笑引起了众多的猜疑和赞赏。
• Foreigner consider Japan to be an enigmatic country.
  外国人认为日本是一个不可思议的国家。
• 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。