mysterious

英 [mɪ'stɪəriəs] 美 [mɪ'stɪriəs]

• adj. 神秘的；不可思议的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 神秘的,难以理解的

   full of mystery; not easily understood

2. 诡秘的

   hiding one's intentions

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 神秘的
2. 不可思议的
3. 诡秘的
4. 故弄玄虚的
5. 奇怪的
6. 不易解释的，难解的
7. 可疑的
8. 莫明其妙的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of an obscure nature;

   "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"
   "a deep dark secret"
   "the inscrutable workings of Providence"
   "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"
   "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
   

2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;

   "mysterious symbols"
   "the mystical style of Blake"
   "occult lore"
   "the secret learning of the ancients"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The enchanter is very mysterious.
   魔法师非常神秘。
2. Africa is a mysterious land to him.
   对他来说，非洲是一片神秘的土地。
3. We must pay special attention to the mysterious stranger.
   我们必须对那个神秘的陌生人严加注意。
4. There are many mysterious stories about the Egyptian pyramids.
   关于埃及金字塔有许多神秘的故事。
5. This really is a mysterious event.
   这真是件不可思议的事情。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. I saw a mysterious object in the sky last night.
   昨晚我看到天空中有一个神秘的物体。
2. The mysterious disappearance of my brother upset everyone.
   我弟弟神秘地失踪了,全家人心烦意乱。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. His action was very mysterious.
   他的行动十分神秘。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He's being very mysterious about his future plans.
   他对未来的计划故弄玄虚。
2. He was very mysterious in his manner.
   他的行为举止十分神秘。

经典引文

• God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.

  出自： W. Cowper

• The communications system on Cannery Row is mysterious to the point of magic.

  出自： J. Steinbeck

• The mysterious deaths..of the explorers who had broken into his tomb.

  出自： A. Miller

• Eliot intuits a mysterious relationship between suffering and artistic creativity.

  出自： J. Berman

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• mysterious disappearance 神秘的失踪
• mysterious event 不可思议的事
• mysterious object 神秘的物体
• mysterious sighting 神秘的景象
• the mysterious universe 神秘的宇宙

词源解说

• ☆ 17世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的mysterium，意为神秘的，可疑的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• covert
• dark
• hidden
• secret

【反义词】

• clear
• frank
• plain