cryptic
/ˈkrɪptɪk/adjective
1
- having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure有隐秘的意义的; 意义含糊的：
he found his boss's utterances too cryptic.
他发觉老板的话太晦涩了。
1.1
- (of a crossword) having difficult clues which indicate the solutions indirectly（纵横填字游戏）有有关答案的间接提示词语的。
2
- Zoology (of coloration or markings) serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment【动】（生物色, 斑纹）隐藏的, 隐蔽的; 有保护色的。
派生词
cryptically
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos 'hidden'. Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent.