mysterious
/mɪsˈtɪərɪəs/adjective
1
- difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify神秘的; 不可思议的; 难以理解的; 无法解释的:
his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances
他的同事神秘地消失了
a mysterious benefactor provided the money.
一个神秘的捐助人提供了这笔钱。
1.1
- (of a location) having an atmosphere of strangeness or secrecy(地点)气氛怪异的:
a dark, mysterious, windowless building.
漆黑、怪异、没有窗户的建筑。
2
- (of a person) deliberately enigmatic(人)故弄玄虚的; 诡秘的:
she was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband.
她对自己的情况讳莫如深, 但关于她的丈夫却说了不少。
派生词
mysteriously
adverbmysteriousness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from French mystérieux, from mystère 'mystery'.