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mystery noun mystery ♦︎ problem ♦︎ paradox ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ enigma ♦︎ secretThese are all words for sth that is difficult to understand or explain. 这些词均表示神秘的事物、不可理解之事、不解之谜。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a mystery / paradox / puzzle about sth◆a mystery / puzzle / enigma to sb◆a great mystery / problem / paradox / puzzle / enigma◆to solve a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explain a mystery / a problem / a paradox / the secrets of sth◆to remain a mystery / a problem / a puzzle / an enigma◆to explore the mysteries / problem / secrets of sth◆something of a mystery / a paradox / a puzzle / an enigma■ mystery / /ˈmɪstri/ / [countable] something that is difficult to understand or explain; a person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them/it 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；不解之谜；陌生而有趣的人（或事物）◆The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.警方就要揭开凶器不翼而飞之谜了。◆It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.我完全无法理解他们为什么选了他。◆He's a bit of a mystery.他这个人有点儿神秘。ⓘ Mystery is often used like an adjective before another noun to describe sb/sth that is unknown, strange or unexplained. * mystery常像形容词一样用在另一个名词前，描述未知、陌生或不可理解的人或事物◆a mystery man / woman神秘的男人／女人◆a mystery caller神秘来客◆a mystery disease / illness / virus未知的疾病／病毒 see also mysterious ⇨ strange 1 ■ problem [countable] a question that must be answered by using logical thought or mathematics 逻辑题；数学题◆a mathematical / philosophical problem数学题；哲学问题◆This is one of the great problems of cosmology: where did the overall structure of the universe come from?以下是宇宙学的一个重大问题：宇宙的总体结构源自何处？■ paradox / /ˈpærədɒks; NAmE ˈpærədɑːks/ [countable] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and seems strange or difficult to understand 矛盾的人（或事物、情况）◆He was a paradox－a loner who loved to chat to strangers.他真是个矛盾体，生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人攀谈。◆It's a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象－职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。▸ paradoxical adjective ◆It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country.某些最贫穷的人却住在这个国家最富裕的一些地区，这似乎很矛盾。■ puzzle [countable, usually singular] something that is difficult to understand or to explain 神秘的事物；不可理解之事；不解之谜◆There is a puzzle about how the plant first came to Britain.这种植物最初如何传入英国还不清楚。◆Another piece of the puzzle fell into place.谜团的另一部分也清晰起来。 see also puzzling ⇨ confusing ■ enigma /ɪˈnɪgmə/ / [countable] a person, thing or situation that seems strange and is difficult to understand 神秘的人；费解的事物；令人困惑的处境◆The tower presents an enigma. How old is it? Who built it?这座塔是个难解之谜－它的历史有多长？建造者是谁？▸ enigmatic / /ˌenɪgˈmætɪk/ / adjective ◆He gave an enigmatic smile.他露出了神秘的微笑。NOTE 辨析 Mystery, puzzle or enigma?A puzzle always has a solution, if only you can work it out, usually by collecting evidence and thinking logically about it. A mystery may have a solution that can be found in this way, or it may be more puzzling than this and deal with wider and deeper issues. * puzzle只要破解就会有答案，破解的方法通常是收集证据并进行逻辑思考。 mystery也许有答案，可以用前述的方法找到，或者更加令人困惑，涉及更广更深的问题◆the mysteries of life / death / science生命／死亡／科学之谜◆the puzzles of life/death/science An enigma is usually sth that can never be solved because the evidence does not exist and/or it is too complicated a matter for logical thought to solve on its own. * enigma通常指永远解不开的谜，因为证据不存在，或者问题太复杂，单凭逻辑思考无力破解。 ■ secret [countable, usually plural] something that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to understand 奥秘；奥妙◆They hope to unlock the secrets of the universe.他们希望破解宇宙的奥秘。 |