enigmatic

英 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk]

adj.  神秘的; 费解的; 令人困惑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 神秘的；费解的；令人困惑的
  mysterious and difficult to understand
  1. an enigmatic smile
     神秘的笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 神秘的;谜一般的;费解的
  Someone or something that isenigmaticis mysterious and difficult to understand.
  1. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face...
     黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。
  2. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
     她在韦尔斯最具神秘色彩的一部电影中出演主角。

英英释义

adj

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
  1. the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
  2. so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
  3. an enigmatic smile
  Synonym:oracular
• not clear to the understanding
  1. I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
  2. prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
  Synonym:enigmaticalpuzzling

双语例句

• Scorpio is a Water element, and this makes it a somewhat enigmatic sign.
  天蝎座：水相星座的特质使蝎子有些神秘。
• She gave an enigmatic smile.
  她深不可测地微微一笑。
• He is an enigmatic figure.
  他是个谜一般的人物。
• Ground conditions are not necessarily enigmatic in densely covered areas, even in rain forests.
  在浓密森林覆盖区，甚至在雨林区，地面情况未必都是莫明其妙的。
• All we get is an enigmatic voice-over exhortation at the movie's end.
  我们所得到的，只不过是在结尾处，神秘画外音的劝诫。
• But politics in China mean responses to these challenges will be enigmatic and uncertain.
  但中国的政治现实意味着，对这些挑战的回应将是晦涩而不确定的。
• For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and her enigmatic smile have inspired as much speculation as admiration.
  数百年来，达芬奇的“蒙娜丽莎”和她那神秘的微笑引起了众多的猜疑和赞赏。
• His most enigmatic paintings, such as The Tempest and The Three Philosophers, have no obvious subject.
  他最具神秘感的画作都没有明显的主题，像大风暴和三贤哲。
• Since then he has been an enigmatic figure at the field of architecture.
  从此以后，他在建筑界一直是一个谜一样的人物。
• Although significant progress has been made over the past few decades, many elements regarding the diagnosis and management of patients with prostate cancer remain enigmatic.
  尽管在过去十年里做出了重大进展，但是关于前列腺癌患者的诊断和管理的许多因素仍然是高深莫测的。