mysterious

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #2968 ★★☆☆☆

a. 神秘的, 难解的, 不可思议的

发音

UK /mɪˈstɪə̯.ɹi.əs/
US /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/
US /məˈstɪɹi.əs/

词形变化

more mysterious 比较级 most mysterious 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

神秘的；不可思议的；难解的

释义与例句

adj. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Having unknown qualities.

    Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.

  2. 2.

    Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.

    Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

  3. 3.

    Of unknown origin.

    神秘

    神奇

    He received a mysterious phone call this morning.

  4. 4.

    Difficult to understand.

    Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

secret deep mystical mystic occult cryptic inscrutable cryptical mystifying Orphic

近义相关 3

incomprehensible inexplicable esoteric

相关短语

God works in mysterious ways 神用奥秘行动前来 the Lord works in mysterious ways

词源

From Middle English *misterius (implied in misteriusly), probably partly from Middle French mystérieux and partly from Latin mystērium + -ous. By surface analysis, mystery + -ous.

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