| [/ˈmɪstərɪ; ˋmɪstərɪ/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) thing of which the cause or origin is hidden or impossible to explain 神秘的事物; 不可解释的事物; 秘密:
the mystery/mysteries of life 生命的奥秘 *
a crime that is an unsolved mystery 一宗未破的神秘罪案 *
It's a mystery to me why they didn't choose him. 他们为什麽不选择他我觉得是个谜. *
[attrib 作定语] a mystery guest, visitor, tour, ie kept secret until a certain moment 神秘的客人、 来访者、 旅行（不到时候不公开）.
(b) (infml) person about whom not much is known or can be found out 来历不明或难探究竟的人:
He's a bit of a mystery! 他这人有点来历不明! 用法:
2 [U] condition of being secret or obscure 秘密; 神秘:
His past is shrouded in mystery, ie one cannot find out the truth about it. 他的过去使人捉摸不透. 用法:
3 [U] practice of or fondness for making things secret; secrecy 卖弄玄虚; 故作神秘; 奥秘:
You're full of mystery tonight; what's going on? 你今天晚上很神秘, 搞的什麽名堂? *
[attrib 作定语] a `mystery man/woman 神秘的男子[女子]. 用法:
4 [C] religious truth or belief that is beyond human understanding （宗教的）真谛, 信仰, 奥秘:
the mystery of the Incarnation, of the Eucharist, etc 神灵化身、 圣餐等的玄理. 用法:
5 mysteries [pl] secret religious ceremonies (of the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc) （古希腊、 罗马等的）秘密宗教仪式:
(fig 比喻) initiating the new recruit into the mysteries (ie customs and practices) of army life 带领新兵熟悉军队生活中的规矩. 用法:
6 [C] story or play about a puzzling crime 神秘罪案的故事或戏剧:
a murder mystery 凶杀奇案 *
[attrib 作定语] a mystery thriller 惊险悬疑作品. |