enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj. 神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11549 / COCA.11873

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

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。
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。
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。
His only answer was an enigmatic smile.
他唯一的回答就是神秘的微笑。
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。
A half-mile trail winds past lava boulders incised with mysterious markings from the past: turtles, warriors, fish, and enigmatic spirals.
半英里径风切过去，熔岩、巨石与神秘的标记，从过去到现在有：海龟，勇士，鱼，和神秘的螺旋。
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。
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。
All we get is an enigmatic voice-over exhortation at the movie's end.
我们所得到的，只不过是在结尾处，神秘画外音的劝诫。
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。