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mystery1/ˈmist(ə)ri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 a secret, hidden, or inexplicable matter 神秘的事物；隐蔽的事；难以理解的事物 the reason remains a mystery 原因仍是个谜 2 secrecy or obscurity 秘密；神秘 wrapped in mystery 被疑团所包围 3 (作 attrib.) secret, undisclosed 神秘的，秘密的 mystery guest 神秘的客人 4 the practice of making a secret of (esp. unimportant) things (尤指不重要的事弄得)神秘兮兮；秘密行事 engaged in mystery and intrigue 从事阴谋诡计 5 (in full 全称 mystery story) a fictional work dealing with a puzzling event, esp. a crime (尤指犯案的)侦探小说；疑案小说 a well-known mystery writer 著名的侦探小说作家 6a a religious truth divinely revealed, esp. one beyond human reason (尤指超出人的理性的)宗教奥秘 b RC Ch. a decade of the rosary 【天主教】念珠(的一段) 7 (in pl. 用复数)a the secret religious rites of the ancient Greeks, Romans, etc. (古希腊人、罗马人等的)秘密宗教仪式 b archaic the Eucharist [古义]圣体；圣餐 □ make a mystery of treat as an impressive secret 把…弄得很神秘；使神秘化 [Middle English via Old French mistere or Latin mysterium from Greek mustērion, related to MYSTIC] |