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

• 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。
• These things appear enigmatic and mysterious.
  这些事情看来高深不已、神秘莫测。
• 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。
• 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。
• She gave an enigmatic smile.
  她深不可测地微微一笑。
• 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。
• 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。
• His only answer was an enigmatic smile.
  他唯一的回答就是神秘的微笑。
• 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。
• 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。